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racketeer
What does racketeer mean?
racketeer (noun): one who commits crimes (especially fraud, bribery, loan sharking, extortion etc.) to aid in running a shady or illegal business.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where does racketeer come from?
From racket + -eer.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to racketeer
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “racketeer” mean?
a statement of a belief or a summary statement of a whole belief system; also (metonymically) the belief or belief system itself
Not quite: that's what credo means.
a familiar name for a person or thing; a nickname (sometimes assumed by the person, but often given by others) that is descriptive
Not quite: that's what sobriquet means.
with a negative connotation: great reluctance to spend money or other resources; miserliness, stinginess; an instance of this
Not quite: that's what parsimony means.
one who commits crimes (especially fraud, bribery, loan sharking, extortion etc.) to aid in running a shady or illegal business
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