racketeer

🇬🇧 UK/.ræki'tiә/🇺🇸 US
GREA2

Definitions

n.

A person who runs or participates in an illegal money-making scheme, especially through fraud or extortion

敲诈勒索者,诈骗犯,非法牟利者

v.

To carry out illegal business activities or criminal schemes for profit

从事非法勾当,诈骗敲诈

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
racketstem
+
eerone who does, agent
=racketeer

Common Collocations

  • 1.convicted racketeer被定罪的诈骗犯
  • 2.organized racketeer有组织的非法牟利者
  • 3.[small-time racketeer]小混混/小骗子
  • 4.racketeer charges敲诈勒索罪名

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The notorious racketeer was finally convicted after years of evading justice.

  • 2.

    Federal agents arrested several racketeers linked to organized crime in the city.

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