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rumrunner

[ruhm-ruhn-er] / ˈrʌmˌrʌn ər /
NOUN
bootlegger
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A Detroit chorus girl weds her stage producer without telling her rumrunner boyfriend.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2021

As specified by the 1924 British-American extraterritorial seizure convention, a rumrunner may also be boarded within one hour's sail of the coast by the boats concerned.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the morning a Honduran rumrunner broke away from a deputy marshal, tried to smash Photographer Wil-liams's camera with his manacled hands.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the morning a Honduran rumrunner broke away from a deputy marshal, tried to smash Photographer Wil-liams's camera with his manacled hands.

From Time Magazine Archive

Soon thousands of radio intercepts were pouring into her office, just as they had done during the rumrunner days.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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