rumrunner

• Substantiv, das eine Person bezeichnet, die illegal alkoholische Getränke, insbesondere Rum, über eine Grenze oder in ein Gebiet mit Alkoholverbot schmuggelt. Historisch vor allem während der Prohibition in den USA gebräuchlich.

A noun referring to a person who illegally smuggles alcoholic beverages, especially rum, across a border or into a prohibition area.

1. Illegal liquor smugglerC1informalamerican

   A person who transports or smuggles alcoholic beverages illegally, especially across a border.

   Alkoholschmuggler

   • During Prohibition, rumrunners used fast boats to evade the coast guard.
   • The rumrunner was caught with a cargo of whiskey near the Canadian border.
   • Many rumrunners became wealthy by supplying speakeasies with illegal alcohol.

   Synonymebootleggermoonshinersmuggler