Definitions
Etymologies
- Originally a nickname given to smugglers in King George III's reign, derived from the smugglers' custom of hiding packages of valuables in their large sea-boots when dodging the king's coastguardsmen. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“I seem to recall the term bootlegger being thrown around a bunch.”
“A bootlegger is a man convicted, not a man merely suspected.”
“The bootlegger is the person who stands to gain from the policy.”
“American ideal that feels especially exhalted in a year dominated by anti-government sentiment: the bootlegger is the lone frontiersman, the rebel outlaw, the Marlboro Man.”
“The gambler and the "bootlegger" and the white slave dealer find their habitat in large centres of population.”
Policing the Plains Being the Real-Life Record of the Famous North-West Mounted Police
“It’s called a bootlegger’s turn, staple of TV shows, Tennessee moonshiner’s gift to the world.”
“The much-reviled "bootlegger," after all, is just a businessman, albeit a businessman without an office or membership in a chamber of commerce.”
“Well, I'm not going to take the word of a so-called bootlegger over the word of a federal agent.”
The Twelfth Of August -The life story of Sheriff Buford Pusser
“We thought maybe he was some kind of bootlegger until tonight. ”
“Chandler's farewell episode, also submitted by co-star Connie Britton, was a moving salute to TV's most believable couple, but if Boardwalk sweeps, look for Golden Globe champ Buscemi to sneak in as the cunning bootlegger.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘bootlegger’.
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Bad Options
words for those who commit particular crimes: i.e., bank robber, arsonist, etc.
liar, cheat, traitor, arsonist, felon, braggard, thief, profiteer, impostor, phony, fraud, culprit and 212 more...
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Dramatic Nouns
Nouns to be used as descriptions while writing stories
night owl, early bird, hedonist, ascetic, derelict, explorer, radical, pity friend, cupid, truant, caretaker, guardian and 120 more...
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Vocab
Words that I come across, and go blank, or want to clarify.
nefarious, edifice, malevolent, ostensible, folderol, bauble, livid, amnesty, calculus, saddlery, maisonette, cuisse and 423 more...
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Wrapped up in books
I'm reading books. And there are words and phrases I come upon for the first time, or that are used with usages that are new to me.
So, this is just a plain list of those words. Don't expect ...hobble, mackerel, crone, cavort, hoyden, rheumy, scatter, hiss, recoil, trundle, shatter, flaxen and 200 more...
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Archaic Occupations
Some of these professions still exist today but the word for them has changed; some (mason or boatswain, for example), are still in use but are included for their rich historical associations. Som...
yeoman, summoner, chandler, ostler, carter, chapman, slaver, mason, cordwainer, cooper, glazier, dyer and 187 more...
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Kaichi's Wordie Darlings, or I'm a Lo...
persnickety, discombobulated, braggadoccio, anthropomorphous, antelucan, confluxible, anomalous, poseur, gallivant, poppycock, falderal, gewgaw and 705 more...
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picaresque
An assortment of ruffians, villains and scamps.
(who are remarkably endearing for all they are bad seeds...)ruffian, villain, scamp, imp, fiend, bastard, cad, brute, desperado, miscreant, knave, devil and 62 more...
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'Wasted' Words
Alcohol-related words that tickle the ear & the fancy
absinthe, ambrosial, Bordeaux, burgundy, bibulous, wineskin, champagne, claret, corkscrew, drip dickey, frizzante, flagon and 74 more...
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The Jazz Age
Charleston, Prohibition, speakeasy, bootlegger, gangster, jazz, art deco, Fitzgerald, Chanel, Valentino, Capone, Bow and 22 more...
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fitzgeraldean
snobbishly, riotous, impressionability, gestures, hope, gorgeous, dreams, elations, lawns, egg, mansion, supercilious and 60 more...
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brady9's Words
bouffant, ointment, whatnot, nevermore, oriole, goo, mimosa, dishcloth, reliquary, errant, ostentatious, requisite and 58 more...
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Prohibition Drinks: "The Pansies"
"The Pansies" were on Esquire's list of the worst drinks of Prohibition. Seen in this New York Times article, "Bar? What Bar?" by William Grimes, June 2, 2009.
List also includes other...alexander, sweetheart, fluffy ruffles, pom pom, cream fizz, jake, raines law sandwich, princess mary's p..., leap year cocktail, angel's wings coc..., thunderclap cocktail, sidecar and 44 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for bootlegger.
reesetee Bilby: Ooooh. So that's what he was talking about on Friday.... Dec 4, 2009
pterodactyl Strikingly similar: "He was the best laxative salesman in the country, but he was just a regular guy." Dec 3, 2009
pterodactyl Oh, bilby, I almost spat out my tea. Thank you!
(...wait, why am I thanking him for almost wasting good tea?)
Dec 3, 2009
bilby ruz :-)
rt, your father and I meet to discuss you at least twice a year. Lately he's been quite concerned about your ______ *whispers* Dec 3, 2009
Prolagus dontcry, here's the list. Dec 3, 2009
ruzuzu An ellipsis and a period walk into a bar. The bartender says "Hey! Where's the colon?" and the the ellipsis says.... Dec 3, 2009
dontcry I have a good "A....walks into a bar" joke. Where should I post it?? *too lazy to look for the list* Dec 2, 2009
reesetee Bilby, have you been talking to my father? He just presented that joke a few days ago at Thanksgiving. Dec 2, 2009
bilby She was only a bootlegger, but I loved her still. Dec 2, 2009