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Meaning of rum-runner | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. An alcohol smuggler, especially from the Prohibition era.
    Canada, US
  2. A fast boat used by these smugglers.
  3. Any fast boat of the sort.

Examples

“Near-synonyms: bootlegger; moonshiner, shiner”
“Near-synonym: speedboat”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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