moon·shine

(mo͞on′shīn′)

1. Moonlight.

2. Informal Foolish talk or thought; nonsense.

3. Illegally distilled liquor, especially whiskey. Also called regionally white lightning.

intr.v. moon·shined, moon·shin·ing, moon·shines

To distill and sell liquor illegally.

moon′shin′er n.

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moonshiner

(ˈmuːnˌʃaɪnə)

(Brewing) US and Canadian a person who illegally makes or smuggles distilled spirits

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moon•shin•er

(ˈmunˌʃaɪ nər)

n. Informal.

a person who distills or sells liquor, esp. corn liquor, illegally.

[1855–60, Amer.]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

moonshiner - someone who makes or sells illegal liquor

bootlegger

criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw - someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

Translations

moonshiner

[ˈmuːnʃaɪnəʳ] N (US)

1. (= distiller) → fabricante mf de licor ilegal

2. (= smuggler) → contrabandista mf

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