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See also:
rumrunner
and
rum runner
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Alternative forms
1.2
Etymology
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Noun
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Alternative forms
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rumrunner
rum runner
Etymology
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From
rum
+
runner
.
Noun
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rum
-
runner
(
plural
rum-runners
)
(
US
,
Canada
)
An
alcohol
smuggler
, especially from the
Prohibition
era.
The
fast
boats
used by these smugglers.
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