bootlegger
noun[C]
uk/ˈbuːt.leɡ.ər/us/ˈbuːt.leɡ.ɚ/someone who makes,copies, orsellssomethingillegally:
Hisfatherwas a bootlegger whoboughtliquorcheapin Nebraska andsoldit attwicethepricetoIndiansinSouthDakota.
Thebandhasspokenout againstmerchandisebootleggerscurrentlyoperatingoutsidetheirgigs.
See
bootleg
- Withinmonths, bootleggers weresellingcopiesof the in-progressalbum.
- Bootleggers tookadvantageof theeaseofpassagetomoveliquorfrom Canada into the U. S. during theProhibition.
- Egmont Keybecameahideoutfor bootleggers andsmugglers.
Miscellaneous criminals
- arsonist
- artifice burglar
- bigamist
- bioterrorist
- black hat
- distraction thief
- drug dealer
- embezzler
- expropriator
- extortioner
- looter
- lowlife
- lynch mob
- man of straw
- money launderer
- shicer
- shoplifter
- small-timer
- smuggler
- snatcher