rumrunner
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- rumrunning noun
Etymology
Origin of rumrunner
Example Sentences
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A Detroit chorus girl weds her stage producer without telling her rumrunner boyfriend.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2021
Sharply the U. S. agents returned the fire, forced the rumrunner to veer about, retreat toward the international line.
From Time Magazine Archive
A final volley came from the rumrunner as it slipped away to hiding in the Canadian marsh.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the morning a Honduran rumrunner broke away from a deputy marshal, tried to smash Photographer Williams'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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