racketeer
IPA: rækɪtˈɪr
noun
- one who commits crimes (especially fraud, bribery, loansharking, extortion etc.) to aid in running a shady or illegal business.
- one who instigates or has involvement with a racket.
verb
- to carry out illegal business activities or criminal schemes.
- to commit crimes systematically as part of a criminal organization.
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Examples of "racketeer" in Sentences
- They are known as racketeers.
- He is known as the racketeer.
- The racketeer was investigated as a murder case.
- His dream used to be a racketeer but not anymore.