racketeer
Americannoun
verb (used without object)
noun
verb
Other Word Forms
- racketeering noun
Etymology
Origin of racketeer
Example Sentences
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The Global New Light of Myanmar said the Yatai firm of Chinese-Cambodian alleged racketeer She Zhijiang was "the entity involved" in running the Shwe Kokko area.
From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025
“This is a big town now,” Marlowe says to Eddie Mars, a gambling racketeer.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2024
Browner, Chambers and Lesley Chappell Green, 35, of Stone Mountain were all convicted of racketeer influenced and corrupt organization conspiracy.
From Washington Times • Aug. 22, 2023
There is no evidence Butler gained materially from being “a racketeer for capitalism” — his words — who “helped rape a half a dozen Central American republics for the benefit of Wall Street.”
From Seattle Times • Jan. 18, 2022
Beacon pbo 1955, released 1959 Evening waster about a racketeer who specializes in quick divorces, and his girlfriend who flirts with all the women as he disengages them from their husbands.
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