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moonshiner
moon·shine M0412500 (mo͞on′shīn′)n.1. Moonlight.2. Informal Foolish talk or thought; nonsense.3. Illegally distilled liquor, especially whiskey. Also called regionally white lightning.intr.v. moon·shined, moon·shin·ing, moon·shines To distill and sell liquor illegally.
moon′shin′er n.moonshiner (ˈmuːnˌʃaɪnə) n (Brewing) US and Canadian a person who illegally makes or smuggles distilled spiritsmoon•shin•er (ˈmunˌʃaɪ nər)
n. Informal. a person who distills or sells liquor, esp. corn liquor, illegally. [1855–60, Amer.] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  moonshiner - someone who makes or sells illegal liquorbootleggercriminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw - someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime |
Translationsmoonshiner
moonshinerslang One who distills and sells homemade liquor (moonshine) outside the taxes and regulations of the law. My grandad was a notorious moonshiner who supplied the whole region with booze during prohibition.moonshiner n. a maker of moonshine. Moonshiners in the Georgia hills are using sophisticated electronic warning systems to keep one step ahead of the feds. EncyclopediaSeemoonshinemoonshiner
Synonyms for moonshinernoun someone who makes or sells illegal liquorSynonymsRelated Words- criminal
- crook
- felon
- malefactor
- outlaw
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