bootlegger
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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.
Noun[edit]
bootlegger (plural bootleggers)
- An illegal trader of goods, especially of alcohol.
- One who breaks intellectual property laws by reproducing protected works without permission; a pirate.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
illegal trader
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one who breaks intellectual property law — see pirate
See also[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English bootlegger.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bootlegger m (plural bootleggers, feminine bootleggeuse)
Further reading[edit]
- “bootlegger”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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