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racketeer definition

☆ rack·et·eer (rak′ə tir′)

noun

a person who obtains money illegally, as by bootlegging, fraud, or, esp., extortion

Etymology: racket, + -eer

intransitive verb

to obtain money in any of these ways

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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