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bootlegger (n.)

also boot-legger, 1889, from bootleg (q.v.). The word enjoyed great popularity in the U.S. during Prohibition (1920-1933), and the abstracted element -legger was briefly active in word-formation, e.g. meatlegger during World War II rationing, booklegger for those who imported banned titles such as "Ulysses."

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Definitions of bootlegger from WordNet

bootlegger (n.)
someone who makes or sells illegal liquor;
Synonyms: moonshiner
From wordnet.princeton.edu