revenuerとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

revenuer (plural revenuers)

1. (US, regional, now historical) A government official who enforces laws prohibiting the illegal distillation of alcohol. [from 19th c.]

   Antonyms: smuggler; bootlegger, moonshiner, shiner, rum-runner

   Hypernym: exciseman

   • 1970, Donald Harington, Lightning Bug:

     ‘Mister, if yo're another revenuer, I kin tell ye y'aint gonna leave this valley alive.’

   • 2020 April 28, Kimberly Altamirano, “CPAPs, Hickeys and Biscuits” (0:20:03 from the start), in Lynda Tarryk, director, The Conners, season 2, episode 19 (television), spoken by Dan Conner (John Goodman), United States of America: Mohawk Productions / Sara + Tom, via ABC:

     I don’t know, but I should start by gettin’ me a rifle: we got the reveneurs a-comin’.

使用する際の注意点

• This term is especially associated with the efforts of the U.S. government to prevent illegal production and distribution of alcohol during the period of Prohibition in the U.S.