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rumrunner

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun rumrunner has 1 sense
  1. rumrunner - someone who illegally smuggles liquor across a border
    --1 is a kind of
    smuggler, runner, contrabandist, moon curser, moon-curser

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Term: Rumrunner

Noun - Popular sense:

A rumrunner is a person involved in the illegal transportation and distribution of rum during the prohibition era.

Example Sentence:

During the 1920s, rumrunners would smuggle large quantities of rum across the border.

Noun - Local sense:

In the Caribbean, a rumrunner refers to a small boat used for smuggling contraband, specifically rum.

Example Sentence:

The local fisherman used their sailboats as rumrunners to transport unlicensed rum barrels covertly.

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