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bootlegger

noun
/ˈbuːtlɛɡə(ɹ)/

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.

  1. derived from *lagjaz✻
  2. derived from leggr — “leg, calf, bone of the arm or leg, hollow tube, stalk”
  3. inherited from leg
  4. compounded as bootleg — “boot + leg”
  5. formed as bootlegger — “bootleg + -er”

Definitions

  1. Someone who bootlegs.

The neighborhood

Derived

booklegger, bootlegger reverse, bootleggery, buttlegger, foodlegger, organlegger

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA