racketeer

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racketeer

/ˌɹækɪˈtɪə(ɹ)/

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From racket + -eer.

noun racketeers

One who commits crimes (especially fraud, bribery, loan sharking, extortion etc.) to aid in running a shady or illegal business.
One who instigates or has involvement with a racket.

verb racketeers · racketeering · racketeered

to carry out illegal business activities or criminal schemes.
to commit crimes systematically as part of a criminal organization.

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noun criminal

Français	racketteur
Deutsch	Gauner, Verbrecher, Gangster, Bandit
Italiano	criminale, malavitoso
Русский	рэкети́р rɛketír, вымога́тель vymogátelʹ, жу́лик žúlik, моше́нник mošénnik, банди́т bandít

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@misc{racketeer_2026,
  title = {racketeer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/racketeer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}