Meanings
nounbooklegger (plural bookleggers)
plural bookleggers
- An illicit publisher or distributor of banned publications.
Origin
Blend of book + bootlegger.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Lithuanian knygnešys
- knygnešysbootlegger of books
Polish przemytnik książek, przemytniczka książek
- przemytnik książekbootlegger of books
- przemytniczka książekbootlegger of books
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APA
booklegger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/booklegger
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“booklegger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/booklegger. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “booklegger,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/booklegger.
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