bootlegger
Example Sentences
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In 1934, Carl Kaelin, a failed chicken farmer and former whiskey bootlegger, scraped together $680 and, alongside his wife Margaret, opened an eponymous family restaurant.
From Salon • Sep. 7, 2021
Outlaw and bootlegger Joseph Henry Loveless’ bones were found in an Idaho cave on two separate dates, in 1979 and 1991.
From Fox News • Feb. 14, 2020
A Chicago bootlegger goes west after Prohibition and mixes with the horsy set.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2019
In Bruce Springsteen’s “Cadillac Ranch,” Reynolds is inscribed in the automotive pantheon almost as an afterthought, following James Dean and the bootlegger Junior Johnson.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 7, 2018
“The one about the bootlegger and the sheriff’s daughter, hands down,” Ophie said, unable to keep the grin off her face.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
