| 单词 | rum runner |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrum runner rum runner n. (a) a person who smuggles or traffics illegal or contraband liquor; (b) a ship used for smuggling or trafficking illegal or contraband liquor. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trader > [noun] > smuggler > of certain goods owler1690 runner1719 flasker1816 opium smuggler1841 rum runner1917 dope-smuggler1937 buttlegger1945 stuffer1983 swallower1983 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > trading vessel > [noun] > smuggling > rum rum ship1800 rum runner1917 1917 Portsmouth (New Hampsh.) Herald 1 Oct. 6/3 Rum runners into Maine were held on Saturday night. 1920 N.Y. Times 19 Sept. 6/1 The Detroit rum runners have had a good deal of notoriety. 1925 H. L. Foster Trop. Tramp with Tourists 7 Is that a rum-runner? 2007 P. J. Nahin Chases & Escapes ii. 85 A coast-guard boat is hunting a rum runner in a fog. < as lemmas |
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