Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of bootlegger
Kentucky's vast wilderness and mountainous regions served as hideaways for bootleggers, Rein said, while the government used paid informants to sniff them out.
—
Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Sep. 2025
The band’s ninth studio album has been restored, remastered and expanded with an additional 25 bonus tracks, spanning alternate studio takes and live recordings by the famed bootlegger Mike Millard at Pink Floyd’s Los Angeles Sports Arena concert on April 26, 1975.
—Sophie Williams, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
Counterfeit merchandise has long been a problem for musicians, with suppliers and artists now contending with new school online retailers and old school bootleggers hawking wares outside of concerts.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
The granddaughter of a bootlegger grows up to be an upstanding citizen and a minister’s wife.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bootlegger
Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Sep. 2025
The band’s ninth studio album has been restored, remastered and expanded with an additional 25 bonus tracks, spanning alternate studio takes and live recordings by the famed bootlegger Mike Millard at Pink Floyd’s Los Angeles Sports Arena concert on April 26, 1975.
—Sophie Williams, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
Counterfeit merchandise has long been a problem for musicians, with suppliers and artists now contending with new school online retailers and old school bootleggers hawking wares outside of concerts.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
The granddaughter of a bootlegger grows up to be an upstanding citizen and a minister’s wife.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bootlegger
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bootlegger
smuggler
Noun
-
These migrants — some whole families, one teenager traveling alone, many young men, a mother with her three young children — had started their journey in Libya, paying smugglers thousands of dollars for this chance to reach Europe.—
Ruth Sherlock,
NPR,
8 Oct. 2025
-
Variety can exclusively reveal a glamorous first look at the upcoming thriller series (see above) starring Oscar winner Catherine Zeta-Jones as Jackie Price, an international drug smuggler turned art dealer who embarks on a journey for revenge.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
7 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Bootlegger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bootlegger. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share