bootlegger

ˈbuːtˌlɛɡər

Definition

Definition of bootlegger - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

musicsomeone who produces or distributes unauthorized recordings

He became known as a bootlegger for selling unofficial concert DVDs..

pirate

smuggler

crime

Dated

someone who makes or sells illegal alcohol

Dated

The bootlegger was caught smuggling whiskey across state lines..

moonshiner

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Origin of bootlegger

American English, boot (to smuggle) + leg (container)

Examples of bootlegger in a sentence

She bought a rare album from a bootlegger.
The bootlegger operated a secret distillery.
Authorities arrested the bootlegger in a sting operation.

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French:contrebande, contrebandier d'alcool, ...
German:Raubkopienhändler, Schmuggler, ...
Italian:trafficante di copie illegali, contrabbandiere, ...
Spanish:pirata, contrabandista de licor, ...
Portuguese:pirata, traficante de bebidas alcoólicas, ...
Chinese:盗版者, 非法酒类贩卖者, ...
Japanese:海賊版製作者, 密造酒製造者, ...
Arabic:مُوَزِّع تَسْجيلات غَيْر رَسْمِيَّة, مُهَرِّب الخُمور, ...
Hebrew:מְפִיץ פִּירָאטִי, מַבְרִיחַ מַשְׁקְאוֹת חֲרִיפִים, ...
Russian:контрафактчик, бутлегер, ...
Ukrainian:пірат, бутлегер, ...
Hindi:अनधिकृत रिकॉर्डिंग विक्रेता, अवैध शराब विक्रेता, ...
Bengali:অননুমোদিত রেকর্ডিং বিক্রেতা, চোরাকারবারি, ...
Catalan:venedor de gravacions no autoritzades, contrabandista, ...
Czech:bootlegger, pašerák alkoholu, ...
Danish:uautoriseret optagelses sælger, sprit smugler, ...
Dutch:illegale opnamendistributeur, alcoholsmokkelaar, ...
Greek:παράνομος διακινητής ηχογραφήσεων, λαθρέμπορος, ...
Hungarian:kalózfelvétel-kereskedő, szeszcsempész, ...
Khmer:អ្នកផលិត ឬចែកចាយការថតសំឡេងដោយគ្មានការអនុញ្ញាត, អ្នកផលិត ឬលក់ស្រាខុសច្បាប់, ...
Korean:불법 녹음물 유통자, 밀주업자, ...
Persian:توزیع‌کننده غیرمجاز, قاچاقچی مشروبات الکلی, ...
Polish:dystrybutor bootlegów, przemytnik alkoholu, ...
Portuguese (BR):pirata, traficante de bebidas alcoólicas, ...
Romanian:contrabandist, traficant de alcool, ...
Swedish:piratkopieringsdistributör, spritsmugglare, ...
Thai:ผู้ผลิตบันทึกเสียงเถื่อน, ผู้ลักลอบขายเหล้าเถื่อน, ...
Turkish:korsan kayıtçı, kaçak içki satıcısı, ...
Vietnamese:người sản xuất bản ghi lậu, người buôn lậu rượu, ...

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