H.L. Mencken wrote: "I proposed the use of bootician to designate a high-toned big-city bootlegger in the American Mercury, April, 1925.. The term met a crying need, and had considerable success. In March, 1927, the San Jose Mercury-Herald said: 'Our bootleggers are now calling themselves booticians. It seems that bootlegger has some trace of odium about it, while bootician has none.'"

I guess bootician must have gone the way of Prohibition.

well, not quite (my apologies to teD):

Q. Why did the ugly ghost cross the road?
A. To visit the bootician.

Q. How does a bootician style a ghost's hair?
A. With a scare-dryer.