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moonshiner

/moon-shahy-ner/US // ˈmunˌʃaɪ nər //UK // (ˈmuːnˌʃaɪnə) //

月光族,月光族人,月光师,月光者

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Informal.

    • : a person who distills or sells liquor, especially corn liquor, illegally.
    • : a person who pursues any illegal trade or activity at night.

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Examples

  • He had the Governor appoint a white sheriff, a young scallawag from the mountains who was a noted moonshiner and desperado.

  • "He probably imagines we are sheriffs after him for a moonshiner," said Tom.

  • There was no telling how audacious the moonshiner might become in his rage over the ignominy to which the girl had subjected him.

  • His horse stood near, and in a few moments he was galloping toward the mountain with the Moonshiner's daughter.

  • In the pulpit the war-scarred moonshiner drew gently, deliberately backward, leaving the rifle untouched.