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Noun: racketeer  `ra-ki'tir [N. Amer], `ra-ki'ti-u(r) [Brit]
  1. Someone who commits crimes for profit (especially one who obtains money by fraud or extortion)
Verb: racketeer  `ra-ki'tir [N. Amer], `ra-ki'ti-u(r) [Brit]
  1. Carry on illegal business activities involving crime

Derived forms: racketeering, racketeered, racketeers

See also: racket, racketeering

Type of: carry on, conduct, criminal, crook, deal, felon, malefactor, outlaw

Part of: underworld

Encyclopedia: Racketeer

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