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MOONSHINER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does moonshiner mean?
• MOONSHINER (noun)
The noun MOONSHINER has 1 sense:
1. someone who makes or sells illegal liquor
Familiarity information: MOONSHINER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who makes or sells illegal liquor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
bootlegger; moonshiner
Hypernyms ("moonshiner" is a kind of...):
criminal; crook; felon; malefactor; outlaw (someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime)
Derivation:
moonshine (distill (alcohol) illegally; produce moonshine)
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