bootlegger
noun
boot·leg·ger
| \ ˈbüt-ˌle-gər
, -ˌlā-\
, -ˌlā-\
plural bootleggers
Definition of bootlegger
: one who bootlegs something: such as
a
: a person who makes or sells alcoholic liquor illegally
… in sleepy little St-Hilaire, once a Prohibition boom town, from which bootleggers smuggled truckloads of whisky into the U.S. …— Will Ferguson Most of us associate the pocket flask with the Roaring Twenties era of the bootlegger and the speakeasy …— Linda Rosenkrantz
b
: a person who produces, reproduces, or distributes something (such as a recording) illicitly or without authorization
As part of his job, Schoenfeld is charged with ferreting out record bootleggers and protecting the copyright interests of record labels.— Holly Gleason … the conversation ran from how the different companies project returns on direct mail to efforts to crack down on software bootleggers.— Leslie Brokaw
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