racketeer
noun[ C ]
disapprovinguk /ˌræk.əˈtɪər/ us /ˌræk.əˈtɪr/
someone who makes money from a dishonest or illegal business activity: 敲诈勒索者
He is a convicted racketeer who was released from prison in June.他是一名被定罪的敲诈勒索者，于6月从监狱获释。
Organised racketeers are taking advantage of the amnesty to smuggle more people into the country.
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racketeering
Health insurers stand accused of being racketeers who conspire to cheat doctors.
The war opened many new avenues to gangsters and racketeers.
The agency was criticised for allowing bank robbers and racketeers to sell loans in Florida.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Miscellaneous criminals
arsonist
artifice burglar
bigamist
bioterrorist
black hat
desperado
distraction burglar
distraction thief
drug dealer
embezzler
knock-knock burglar
launderer
looter
lowlife
man of straw
scofflaw
shicer
shoplifter
small-timer
smuggler
racketeer | American Dictionary
racketeer
noun[ C ]
us/ˌræk·ɪˈtɪər/
a person who makes money through dishonest or illegal activities
racketeer | Business English
racketeer
noun[ C ]
uk /ˌrækəˈtɪər/us
someone who makes money from organized illegal activities:
He achieved worldwide notoriety as a racketeer during the prohibition era in Chicago.
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