racketeer

Domain: Universal Words

Part of speech: noun

(disapproving) a person who makes money through dishonest or illegal activities racketeering noun [U]: He was charged with fraud and racketeering.

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This is a English–English dictionary entry.

Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.

This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.

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racketeerEnglish›ChineseMain Dictionary racketeerEnglish›UyghurMain Dictionary racketeerEnglish›ChineseGetWord Corpus

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