rum-runner

See also: rumrunner and rum runner

English

Alternative forms

• rumrunner
• rum runner

Etymology

From rum +‎ runner.

Noun

rum-runner (plural rum-runners)

2. (US, Canada) An alcohol smuggler, especially from the Prohibition era.

   Antonym: revenuer

   Hypernyms: smuggler; < outlaw, criminal

   Near-synonyms: bootlegger; moonshiner, shiner

4. A fast boat used by these smugglers.

   Hypernyms: go-fast boat; < powerboat; < boat; < vessel

   Coordinate terms: cigarette boat; blockade runner

6. Any fast boat of the sort.

   Synonyms: go-fast boat; cigarette boat

   Hypernyms: powerboat; < boat; < vessel

   Near-synonym: speedboat