moonshiner

moon·shin·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [moon-shahy-ner]
- /ˈmunˌʃaɪ nər/
- /ˈmuːn.ˌʃaɪ.nə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [moon-shahy-ner]
- /ˈmunˌʃaɪ nər/

Definitions of moonshiner word

noun moonshiner a person who distills or sells liquor, especially corn liquor, illegally. 1
noun moonshiner a person who pursues any illegal trade or activity at night. 1
noun moonshiner An illicit distiller or smuggler of liquor. 1
noun moonshiner a person who illegally makes or smuggles distilled spirits 0
noun moonshiner a person who makes and sells alcoholic liquor unlawfully 0

See all 5 definitions of moonshiner

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Origin of moonshiner

First appearance:

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1855-60; moonshine + -er1

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Parts of speech for Moonshiner

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Moonshiner

moonshiner popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for moonshiner

noun moonshiner

drink — to take water or other liquid into the mouth and swallow it; imbibe.
alcohol — Drinks that can make people drunk, such as beer, wine, and whisky, can be referred to as alcohol.
liquor — a distilled or spirituous beverage, as brandy or whiskey, as distinguished from a fermented beverage, as wine or beer.
scotch — scutch (defs 2, 4).
moonshine — Informal. smuggled or illicitly distilled liquor, especially corn liquor as illicitly distilled chiefly in rural areas of the southern U.S.

All 20 Synonyms of moonshiner