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racketeer

/ˌɹækɪˈtɪə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English

Syllables
rack-e-teer
IPA
/ˌɹækɪˈtɪə(ɹ)/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who commits crimes (especially fraud, bribery, loan sharking, extortion etc.) to aid in running a shady or illegal business.

noun

One who instigates or has involvement with a racket.

verb

to carry out illegal business activities or criminal schemes.

verb

to commit crimes systematically as part of a criminal organization.

Etymology

From racket + -eer.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

racketeers (plural) racketeers (present, singular) racketeering (participle, present) racketeered (participle, past) racketeered (past)

Derived Forms

stockateer

Phrases

organized crime

Frequently Paired Words

privateer profiteer gangster mobster organized crime

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce racketeer?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɹækɪˈtɪə(ɹ)/.
What does racketeer mean?
One who commits crimes (especially fraud, bribery, loan sharking, extortion etc.) to aid in running a shady or illegal business.
Where does racketeer come from?
From racket + -eer.

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