bootlegger
/ˈbuːtleɡə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · [bˈutlˌɛɡɚ] /ˈbuːtleɡər/ (ame, ipa) · [bˈutlˌɛɡɚ] /ˈbüt-ˌle-gər How to pronounce bootlegger (audio) -ˌlā-/ (ame, mw)
bootlegger — noun
1. a person who deals in goods without legal permission, especially homemade alcoho
a person who deals in goods without legal permission, especially homemade alcohol or unauthorized copies of recordings
Federal agents arrested Rohan after he sold whiskey from a locked shed.
arrest a bootlegger selling illegal liquor
At the market, Linh warned tourists not to buy DVDs from the bootlegger.
buy from a bootlegger
The nightclub owner paid a bootlegger for copies of last week's concert.
During Prohibition, bootleggers moved bottles across the river at night.
Customs officers found hidden liquor bottles under the bootlegger's van seat.
- smuggler
focuses more on moving illegal goods across borders or checkpoints
- pirate
more often refers to unauthorized films, music, software, or books
- moonshiner
is narrower and usually means a person making illegal spirits
- dealer
is broader and can be legal or illegal depending on context
文法句型
arrest a bootlegger
buy from a bootlegger
a bootlegger selling whiskey
用法筆記
Often refers to illegal alcohol in crime or historical contexts, especially around Prohibition. For copied music or films, it overlaps with pirate, but bootlegger more strongly suggests the person is producing or selling the unauthorized copies.