moonshiner
Americannoun
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a person who distills or sells liquor, especially corn liquor, illegally.
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a person who pursues any illegal trade or activity at night.
noun
Etymology
Origin of moonshiner
Example Sentences
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Allowing the plants to seed has enabled the survival of the extremely rare Wormwood moonshiner beetle, which eats the seeds.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2021
An Air Force officer asks his twin cousin’s moonshiner father to give up land for a missile base.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2019
An exchange follows between my friend and the moonshiner that reveals some confusion with my question or its translation.
From Slate • Mar. 6, 2018
There are a lot of theories about the story behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but it’s unlikely that any of them revolve around a bluegrass band, a debutante, or a renegade moonshiner.
From Time • Dec. 4, 2015
It seemed so in this case, at least, for the moonshiner, after making a slight move, as though to get up, appeared to think better of it, for he settled back again.
From The Boy Scouts in the Blue Ridge Marooned Among the Moonshiners by Carter, Herbert
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