RACKETEER

racketeer

(noun) someone who commits crimes for profit (especially one who obtains money by fraud or extortion)

racketeer

(verb) carry on illegal business activities involving crime

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

racketeer (plural racketeers)

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

racketeer (third-person singular simple present racketeers, present participle racketeering, simple past and past participle racketeered)

to carry out illegal business activities or criminal schemes.

to commit crimes systematically as part of a criminal organization.

Source: Wiktionary



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