English Explanatory Dictionary

rum-runner

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An alcohol smuggler, especially from the Prohibition era.
  2. A fast boat used by these smugglers.
  3. Any fast boat of the sort.

Word forms

rum-runner rum-runners rumrunner rum runner

Etymology

From rum + runner.

Synonyms

bootlegger moonshiner shiner go-fast boat cigarette boat speedboat

Antonyms

revenuer
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