bootlegger

• Person, die illegal alkoholische Getränke herstellt, transportiert oder verkauft, besonders zur Zeit der Prohibition.

A noun referring to a person who illegally makes, transports, or sells alcoholic beverages, especially during the Prohibition era.

1. Illegal liquor traderB2formalamerican

   A person who makes, sells, or transports alcoholic beverages illegally, especially during the Prohibition era in the United States.

   Schwarzhändler mit Alkohol

   • During the 1920s, bootleggers smuggled whiskey across the border.
   • The police arrested a notorious bootlegger operating in the city.
   • Many bootleggers became wealthy by supplying illegal alcohol to speakeasies.

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