bootlegger

bootlegger
bootlegger boot‧leg‧ger [ˈbuːtˌlegə ǁ -ər] noun [countable]
someone who makes or sells something, especially alcohol, illegally:

• a former bootlegger, now a gambling mogul

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bootleg UK US /ˈbuːtleg/ adjective [before noun] COMMERCE, E-COMMERCE, LAW
illegally made, copied, or sold: »

A bootleg version of the film was recorded at a private showing.

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Instead of buying the album, she downloaded a bootleg copy from the internet.

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a bootleg CD/DVD/movie

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bootleg UK US /ˈbuːtleɡ/ verb [I or T] (-gg-) COMMERCE, E-COMMERCE, LAW
to illegally make, copy, or sell something: »

The movie has already been widely bootlegged.

bootlegger noun [C]
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In the US, bootleggers face up to three years in prison if they are caught recording a movie in a theater.

bootlegging noun [U]
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Almost one in two retailers in the UK claimed bootlegging in alcohol and tobacco had risen.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • bootlegger — bootleg ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of alcoholic drink or a recording) made or distributed illegally. ► NOUN ▪ an illegal musical recording. DERIVATIVES bootlegger noun bootlegging noun. ORIGIN from a practice among smugglers of hiding bottles in their boots …   English terms dictionary

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