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rum-runner

noun

Etymology

From rum + runner.

  1. inherited from rennere
  2. compounded as rum-runner — “rum + runner”

Definitions

  1. An alcohol smuggler, especially from the Prohibition era.

    • Near-synonyms: bootlegger; moonshiner, shiner

  2. A fast boat used by these smugglers.

  3. Any fast boat of the sort.

    • Near-synonym: speedboat

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