racketeer
English Thesaurus
1. someone who commits crimes for profit (especially one who obtains money by fraud or extortion) (noun.person)
hypernym | : | criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw, |
definition | : | someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | bagman, |
definition | : | a racketeer assigned to collect or distribute payoff money (noun.person) |
member meronym | : | underworld, |
definition | : | the criminal class (noun.group) |
2. carry on illegal business activities involving crime (verb.social)
3. someone who commits crimes for profit (especially one who obtains money by fraud or extortion) (noun.person)
derivation | : | fraudulent scheme, illegitimate enterprise, racket, |
definition | : | an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit (noun.act) |
4. carry on illegal business activities involving crime (verb.social)
derivation | : | racketeering, |
definition | : | engaging in a racket (noun.act) |
5. someone who commits crimes for profit (especially one who obtains money by fraud or extortion) (noun.person)
derivation | : | fraudulent scheme, illegitimate enterprise, racket, |
definition | : | an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit (noun.act) |
6. carry on illegal business activities involving crime (verb.social)
derivation | : | racketeering, |
definition | : | engaging in a racket (noun.act) |
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