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- Dictionarymoon·shin·er/ˈmo͞onˌSHīnər/
noun
- 1. an illicit distiller or smuggler of liquor. informal
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Moonshine is high-proof liquor, traditionally made or distributed illegally. [1] [2] [3] Its clandestine distribution is known as bootlegging. [4] The name was derived from a tradition of distilling the alcohol at night to avoid detection.
MOONSHINE definition: 1. alcohol that is made illegally 2. silly talk or ideas 3. alcohol that is made illegally. Learn more.
Moonshine is a term typically used to refer to illicitly distilled liquor. The word is derived from the notion of the liquor being made and distributed at night, under cover of darkness. Makers of moonshine are called moonshiners.
1. : moonlight. 2. : empty talk : nonsense. 3. : intoxicating liquor. especially : illegally distilled corn whiskey. Synonyms. bootleg. mountain dew. white lightning. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of moonshine in a Sentence.
: a maker or seller of illicit whiskey. Examples of moonshiner in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web Born in North Little Rock, Arkansas, Brooks was raised by a moonshiner who moved with his wife and young Alvin to Kansas City after killing a white man in a bootlegging dispute.
a person who illegally makes or smuggles distilled spirits. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency. moonshiner in American English. (ˈmunˌʃaɪnər ) noun. US, Informal. a person who makes and sells alcoholic liquor unlawfully. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
Moonshiner definition: a person who distills or sells liquor, especially corn liquor, illegally.. See examples of MOONSHINER used in a sentence.
