bootlegger

FREQ #41054

n. 造私酒者, 走私者, 走私犯

发音

US /ˈbuːtlɛɡə(ɹ)/

词形变化

bootleggers 复数 bootleggers

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Someone who bootlegs.

    One who is illegally a producer and/or trader of goods, especially of alcohol.

    私酒贩

    走私贩

  2. 2.

    Someone who bootlegs.

    One who breaks intellectual property laws by reproducing protected works without permission.

  3. 3.

    Someone who bootlegs.

    A miner who mines illegally.

    非法矿工

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

moonshiner

上位词 5

criminal crook outlaw felon malefactor

相关短语

bootlegger reverse bootlegger reverses

词源

From bootleg + -er. Originally a nickname given to smugglers in King George III's reign, derived from the smugglers' custom of hiding packages of valuables in the legs of their large sea-boots when dodging the king's coastguardsmen.

来源：wiktionary