Moonshiner

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Moonshiner \Moon"shin`er\, n.
     A person engaged in illicit distilling; -- so called because
     the work is largely done at night. [Cant, U.S.]
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  moonshiner
       n : someone who makes or sells illegal liquor [syn: {bootlegger}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  24 Moby Thesaurus words for "moonshiner":
     Mafioso, barkeep, barkeeper, barmaid, barman, bartender,
     black marketeer, bootlegger, brewer, brewmaster, dealer, distiller,
     drug pusher, gray marketeer, liquor dealer, liquor store owner,
     mixologist, publican, pusher, racketeer, tapster, tapstress,
     vintner, wine merchant