racketeer
/ˌɹækɪˈtɪə(ɹ)/
racketeer noun: one who commits crimes (especially fraud, bribery, loan sharking, extortion etc.) to aid in running a shady or illegal business.
Noun
racketeer (plural racketeers)
Verb
racketeer (third-person singular simple present racketeers, present participle racketeering, simple past and past participle racketeered)
- to carry out illegal business activities or criminal schemes.
- to commit crimes systematically as part of a criminal organization.
racketeer meaning in Urdu, Kannada and Tagalog
racketeer in Urdu
- داداگیر
racketeer in Kannada
- ಅಪ್ರಾಮಾಣಿಕವಾಗಿ ಹಣ ಗಳಿಸುವವನು, ವಂಚಕ, ಕಪಟ, ಮೋಸದ ವ್ಯವಹಾರ ನಡೆಸುವವನು, ಮೋಸಗಾರ, ಮಾಜುಗ
racketeer in Tagalog
- criminal
- raketir
Forms of racketeer
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | racketeers |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | racketeers |
| present participle | racketeering |
| past participle | racketeered |
| past | racketeered |
Origin of racketeer
From racket + -eer.
Words formed from racketeer
Words that rhyme with racketeer
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- spear
- career
- fear
- here
- steer
- appear
- cavalier
- cheer
- leer
- pioneer
- queer
- volunteer
- adhere
- beer
- chandelier
- deer
- financier
- pier
- premier
- privateer
- sheer
- veer
- vizier
- austere
- bombardier
- brigadier
- cashmere
- commandeer
- disappear
- endear
- grenadier
- interfere
- mere
- mountaineer
- peer
- sear
- tear
- tier
- unclear
- arrear
- bier
- blear
- cameleer
- cashier
- chiffonier
- cohere
- fakir
- farseer
Questions about racketeer
- What does racketeer mean?
- Racketeer means one who commits crimes (especially fraud, bribery, loan sharking, extortion etc.) to aid in running a shady or illegal business.
- What is racketeer in Urdu?
- Racketeer in Urdu is داداگیر. See Racketeer meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is racketeer?
- Racketeer can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce racketeer?
- Racketeer is pronounced /ˌɹækɪˈtɪə(ɹ)/.
- What is the plural of racketeer?
- The plural of racketeer is racketeers.
Words near racketeer in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: racketeer (page history and authors); racketeer (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); racketeer (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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