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Dictionary: rack·et·eer   (răk'ĭ-tîr') pronunciation
 
n.

A person who commits crimes such as extortion, loansharking, bribery, and obstruction of justice in furtherance of illegal business activities.

intr.v., -eered, -eer·ing, -eers.

To carry on illegal business activities that involve crimes.


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WordNet: racketeer
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: some who commits crimes for profit (especially one who obtains money by fraud or extortion)


The verb racketeer has one meaning:

Meaning #1: carry on illegal business activities involving crime


 
Translations: Racketeer
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - fidusmager, pengeafpresser, gangster

Nederlands (Dutch)
maffioso, afpersen

Français (French)
n. - racketteur
v. intr. - escroquer, racketter

Deutsch (German)
n. - Gauner, Ganove
v. - erpressen, verbrecherische Geschäfte machen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κομπιναδόρος, απατεώνας, κακοποιός, γκάνγκστερ
v. - εμπλέκομαι σε παράνομες δραστηριότητες

Italiano (Italian)
gangster, malvivente, fare il gangster

Português (Portuguese)
n. - chantagista, contrabandista
v. - chantagear

Русский (Russian)
рэкетир, заниматься рэкетом, гангстер

Español (Spanish)
n. - estafador, timador, chantajista
v. intr. - cometer estafas, vivir de fraudes o chantajes

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - utpressare, gangster
v. - lura, utnyttja

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
谋取不义之财的人, 敲诈勒索者, 诈骗者

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 謀取不義之財的人, 敲詐勒索者, 詐騙者

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 날강도, 협박자, 공갈꾼

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 組織的な脅迫者, ゆすり
v. - ゆする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) المبتز, من يبتز مال غيره بالتهديد و الوعيد (فعل) يبتز المال‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מאפיונר, סחטן, איש-עסקים לא-ישר, "אירגן" בדרכים לא כשרות‬


 
 

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