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RACKETEER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("racketeer" is a kind of...):

criminal; crook; felon; malefactor; outlaw (someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "racketeer"):

bagman (a racketeer assigned to collect or distribute payoff money)

Holonyms ("racketeer" is a member of...):

underworld (the criminal class)

Derivation:

racket (an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Carry on illegal business activities involving crime

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "racketeer" is one way to...):

carry on; conduct; deal (direct the course of; manage or control)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

racketeering (engaging in a racket)

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