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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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With no one willing to help, Lucy became involved with local drug smuggler Shane Maguire (Wilson Bethel).—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
29 July 2025
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Humanitarian groups have expressed concern that smugglers will attempt to guide more migrants through even riskier routes to evade being caught by the Border Patrol.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
24 July 2025
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“Bootlegger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bootlegger. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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