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racketeer

DEFINITIONS OF: racketeer

1

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

Types:
bagman
a racketeer assigned to collect or distribute payoff money
Type of:
criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

v carry on illegal business activities involving crime

Type of:
carry on, conduct, deal
direct the course of; manage or control
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