Appalachian Slang

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noun a person who makes and sells illegal alcohol, typically in rural areas

  • The authorities arrested a moonshiner for illegally producing and selling alcohol.
  • I heard that old man Joe is a moonshiner, making his own whiskey out in the woods.
  • The moonshiner was caught red-handed with a still in his backyard.
  • She was a moonshiner of ideas, always coming up with creative solutions to problems.