bootlegger
Meanings
noun
- Someone who bootlegs.
- One who is illegally a producer and/or trader of goods, especially of alcohol.
- One who breaks intellectual property laws by reproducing protected works without permission.
- A miner who mines illegally.
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Etymology
From bootleg + -er. Originally a nickname given to smugglers in King George III's reign, derived from the smugglers' custom of hiding packages of valuables in the legs of their large sea-boots when dodging the king's coastguardsmen.
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