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Word: liquorman (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Usage:

...into good U.S. prewar-style potables. This was supposed 1) to add at least 10% to the nation's liquor supplies, 2) to give the Government a smart profit and, 3) to increase the U.S. alcohol supply without drawing on scarce U.S. grain. Besides, as one enthusiastic liquorman put it, it might "head off hoarding, strike at the heart of the black market, curb . . . gorillas and gangsters on the fringes of the industry...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LIQUOR: Holiday? | 3/20/1944 | See Source »

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