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rum-runner

noun — 3 senses

rum-runner

noun

Etymology From rum + runner.

1

Canada, US 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

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.