bootlegger

Article

A person who makes, smuggles, and sells illegal objects. Historically the term referred to people who smuggled alcohol concealed in their boots.

Photo Credit

"Latest thing in flasks" is licensed under Public Domain. Source: Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection

Published Works
The Blessing Way (1970)
The Dark Wind (1982)
The Ghostway (1984)
Term Type
Cultural Reference
Manuscript Occurrences

 
A01 The Blessing Way (01-07) p. 71
A01 The Blessing Way (01-07) p. 73

A07 The Dark Wind (04-06) p. 31
A07 The Dark Wind (04-06) p. 53
A07 The Dark Wind (04-06) p. 54

A08 The Ghostway (05-03) p. 42
A08 The Ghostway (05-03) p. 50

References

 
Dictionary.com
     N.d.   bootlegger. Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House, Inc.
         http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bootlegger, accessed October 17, 2014.