Home › Words › B › bookleggerbookleggerbooklegger means an illicit publisher or distributor of banned publications.EtymologyBlend of book + bootlegger.nounAn illicit publisher or distributor of banned publications.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.booklegging 87% match — The illicit publication and distribution of banned books. vs booklegger →bookmonger 63% match — A bookseller. vs booklegger →bookbreaker 62% match — One who carries out bookbreaking. vs booklegger →bootlegger 61% match — Someone who bootlegs.; One who is illegally a producer and/or trader of goods, especially of alcohol. vs booklegger →legger 60% match — A bootlegger. vs booklegger →biblioklept 60% match — A person who steals books. vs booklegger →bookmaker 59% match — A person who prints or binds books. vs booklegger →bookdealer 59% match — One who trades in books. vs booklegger →