moonshine distiller
- noun
- /ˈmuːnʃaɪn dɪˈstɪlər/
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destilador de licor ilegal
- Local authorities arrested the moonshine distiller after discovering his hidden still in the woods.
Examples
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Many moonshine distillers passed down their secret recipes through generations.
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The old cabin once belonged to a famous moonshine distiller during Prohibition.
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The moonshine distiller was arrested last night.
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Many moonshine distillers operate in the Appalachian region.
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Local authorities arrested the moonshine distiller after discovering his hidden still in the woods.
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The old cabin once belonged to a famous moonshine distiller during Prohibition.
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Many moonshine distillers passed down their secret recipes through generations.
Synonyms
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A person who makes and sells alcohol illegally, often during Prohibition
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A person who makes or sells alcohol secretly without government permission
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Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward compound of 'moonshine' (illegal homemade liquor) and 'distiller' (one who distills), so the meaning 'a person who produces moonshine' is directly derivable from the constituents. This noun+noun composition follows standard compositional patterns found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily understand it.
Etymology
Moonshine distiller comes from the image of someone running a hidden still at night. Moonshine was illegal alcohol often made by the light of the moon, and a distiller is the person who makes it, so the phrase means 'a person who makes illegal distilled alcohol'.