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
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
The series’ great second season featured Margo Martindale’s ruthless moonshiner Mags Bennett as Raylan’s season-long antagonist, and established the sort of heft and pathos Justified could bring to its bad guys.
From Slate ● Jan. 20, 2015
"Then I hopes as how yuh beant changin' o' yer minds sence yuh kim," remarked the moonshiner, just as though he knew what the subject of their recent conversations might have been.
From The Boy Scouts in the Blue Ridge Marooned Among the Moonshiners by Herbert Carter
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