noun
- a federal agent who enforces laws against illegal distilling of alcohol
Usage: informal; historical
Examples
- The moonshiner kept watch for revenuers in the hills.
- During Prohibition, revenuers raided illegal distilleries.
- The old-timer told stories about outsmarting revenuers back in the day.
- Revenuers would often work undercover to catch bootleggers.
- The mountain folk had little love for revenuers and their raids.