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Recent Examples of bootlegger
His death reportedly was the result of a dispute with a bootlegger.
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Childhood friends, Costello and Genovese thrived as bootleggers during Prohibition and rose to the upper ranks of the mob.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
The Real McCoy line (named after a famous bootlegger of the 1920s) is distilled at Foursquare is more affordable and easier to find but doesn’t skimp on the quality.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025
What eliminated the bootleggers wasn’t more prohibition, but legalization, after all.
—The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 23 Jan. 2025
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Childhood friends, Costello and Genovese thrived as bootleggers during Prohibition and rose to the upper ranks of the mob.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
The Real McCoy line (named after a famous bootlegger of the 1920s) is distilled at Foursquare is more affordable and easier to find but doesn’t skimp on the quality.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025
What eliminated the bootleggers wasn’t more prohibition, but legalization, after all.
—The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bootlegger
smuggler
Noun
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Humanitarian groups have expressed concern that more migrants aided by smugglers will attempt even riskier routes to evade being apprehended by the Border Patrol.—
Nicol Leon,
AZCentral.com,
12 July 2025
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Fans are instead turning to unusual sources - including buying from smugglers.—
Fred He,
CNN Money,
30 May 2025
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“Bootlegger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bootlegger. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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