racketeer

n. 敲诈者, 骗子 v. 诈骗钱财

发音

其它 /ˌɹækɪˈtɪə(ɹ)/

词形变化

racketeers 复数 racketeers racketeered racketeering racketeers 三单 racketeering 现在分词 racketeered 过去式 racketeered 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

  2. 2.

    One who instigates or has involvement with a racket.

v.
  1. 1.

    to carry out illegal business activities or criminal schemes.

  2. 2.

    to commit crimes systematically as part of a criminal organization.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 5

criminal crook outlaw felon malefactor

下位词 2

bagman bagwoman

整体词 1

underworld
动词

上位词 3

deal conduct carry on

词源

From racket + -eer.

来源：wiktionary