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racketeer

[ rak-i-teer ]

noun

  1. a person engaged in a racket.


verb (used without object)

  1. to engage in a racket.

racketeer

/ ˌæɪˈɪə /

noun

  1. a person engaged in illegal enterprises for profit
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr to operate a racket
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌˈٱԲ, noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of racketeer1

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30; racket 1 + -eer
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Eugene “Big U” Henley, an accused Crips leader, will remain behind bars while he faces charges of fraud, robbery, extortion and running a racketeering conspiracy, a federal judge in Los Angeles ruled Tuesday.

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The merger also became a major plot point in the federal racketeering and bribery prosecution of Raymond Chan, the onetime head of the Department of Building and Safety.

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Later, when the murder case fell apart, Harvey, who by this time was working in the corporate sector, clandestinely helped Ted convict Pellegrini on racketeering charges.

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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, which spearheaded two racketeering cases against the club.

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Rapper Young Thug, months after the end of his long-winding racketeering case, could soon find himself back behind bars.

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