rumrunner

[ ruhm-ruhn-er ]

noun

1. a person or ship engaged in smuggling liquor.

Other Words From

• rumrunning noun adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of rumrunner¹

An Americanism dating back to 1920; rum ¹ + runner

Example Sentences

If this isn't a rumrunner, why do you carry that machine gun and the rifles and revolvers in the armsrack?

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