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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 liquorplay

  Familiarity information: MOONSHINER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MOONSHINER (noun)


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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