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racketbuster

racketbuster noun: a person, especially a law enforcement officer, who breaks up criminal rackets.

Noun

racketbuster (plural racketbusters)

  1. (US, informal) A person, especially a law enforcement officer, who breaks up criminal rackets.

Forms of racketbuster

pluralracketbusters

Origin of racketbuster

From racket + buster.

Questions about racketbuster

What does racketbuster mean?
Racketbuster means a person, especially a law enforcement officer, who breaks up criminal rackets.
What part of speech is racketbuster?
Racketbuster is a noun.
What is the plural of racketbuster?
The plural of racketbuster is racketbusters.

Words near racketbuster in the dictionary

  1. racket-tails
  2. racketball
  3. racketballer
  4. racketballers
  5. racketballs
  6. racketbuster
  7. racketbusters
  8. racketbusting
  9. racketed
  10. racketeer
  11. racketeered

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