| NOUN | person | racketeer | someone who commits crimes for profit (especially one who obtains money by fraud / fraud or extortion) |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERB | social | racketeer | carry on illegal business activities involving crime |
| Sounds | rae.kihtih'r | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | acyclovir ... zaire / Zaire: 93 rhymes with ihr... | |
| Meaning | someone who commits crimes for profit (especially one who obtains money by fraud / fraud or extortion). | |
|---|---|---|
| Member of | underworld | The criminal class |
| Narrower | bagman | A racketeer assigned to collect or distribute payoff money |
| Broader | criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor | someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime |
| Spanish | chantajista, estafador, timador | |
| Catalan | estafador | |
| Nouns | racket | an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud / fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit |
| Meaning | carry on illegal business activities involving crime. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Broader | conduct, carry on, deal | direct the course of |
| Nouns | racketeering | engaging in a racket |
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