racketeer
noun[C]
disapprovinguk/ˌræk.əˈtɪər/us/ˌræk.əˈtɪr/someone who makesmoneyfrom adishonestorillegalbusinessactivity:
He is aconvictedracketeer who wasreleasedfromprisoninJune.
Organised racketeers are takingadvantageof theamnestytosmugglemorepeopleinto thecountry.
See
racketeering
- Healthinsurersstandaccusedof being racketeers whoconspiretocheatdoctors.
- Thewaropenedmany newavenuestogangstersand racketeers.
- Theagencywascriticisedforallowingbankrobbersand racketeers tosellloansin Florida.
Miscellaneous criminals
- arsonist
- artifice burglar
- bigamist
- bioterrorist
- black hat
- distraction burglar
- distraction thief
- drug dealer
- embezzler
- expropriator
- launderer
- looter
- lowlife
- lynch mob
- man of straw
- shicer
- shoplifter
- small-timer
- smuggler
- snatcher