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English
Etymology
From racket + -eer.
Pronunciation
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.
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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.