racketeer

racketeer [rak-i-teer] ExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for racketeer on Thesaurus.com noun

1. a person engaged in a racket.

verb (used without object)

2. to engage in a racket.

Origin of racketeer An Americanism dating back to 1925–30; racket1 + -eer Related Words for racketeer mobster, extortionist, gangster, criminal, shark, hood Examples from the Web for racketeer Contemporary Examples of racketeer

Mr. Duffy, it happened, was Big Bill Duffy, a jolly henchman of Owney Madden, the racketeer.

Portrait of the Consummate Con Man

John Lardner

May 17, 2014

He could, however, be a racketeer specializing in bookmaking, gambling, drug dealing, and assorted other crime.

Whitey Bulger Trial Kicks Off in Boston

T.J. English

June 13, 2013

Historical Examples of racketeer

He was a raider, a racketeer, not a leader of purposeful men.

Black Man’s Burden

Dallas McCord Reynolds

Her racketeer sweetie has a long arm, however, and Nita gets hers.

Murder at Bridge

Anne Austin

British Dictionary definitions for racketeer racketeer noun

1. a person engaged in illegal enterprises for profit

verb

2. (intr) to operate a racket

Derived Formsracketeering, noun Word Origin and History for racketeer

1928 (noun and verb), from racket (n.1) + -eer. Related: Racketeering (1928).