Etymology

organlegger

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Today it means: Someone who illegally harvests and sells human organs. Full definition →

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The story

Blend of organ + bootlegger (“an illegal trader of goods, especially of alcohol”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.