Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rum-runner

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English

Syllables
rum-run-ner
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An alcohol smuggler, especially from the Prohibition era.

Canadian usage; American usage

noun

A fast boat used by these smugglers.

noun

Any fast boat of the sort.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From rum + runner.

Usage

Inflected Forms

rum-runners (plural) rumrunner (alternative) rum runner (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

cigarette boat blockade runner

Synonyms

bootlegger moonshiner shiner go-fast boat cigarette boat speedboat

Antonyms

revenuer

Questions

What does rum-runner mean?
An alcohol smuggler, especially from the Prohibition era.
Where does rum-runner come from?
From rum + runner.

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