Synonyms for "racketeer" (66 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (14)

bad personbanditbetrayerblack marketeerblackmailerbloodsuckerbootleggerbrigandconvictcriminalcrookdacoitdealerdeceiver

Strong matches (19)

delinquentdesperadodesperate criminaldouble dealerdouble-dealerdrug pusherevildoerextortionistfelonfugitivegallows birdgangstergaolbirdgray marketeerharpyhoodlumjailbirdjudaslawbreaker

Related words (33)

leechmafiosomalefactormalevolentmalfeasantmalfeasormisfeasormobsmanmobstermoonshineroutlawpredatorprofiteerpublic enemypusherquislingraptorscofflawshakedown artistshark

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sinnerswindlerthiefthugtraitortransgressortwo timertwo-timervampirevillainvultureworker of illwrongdoer

Related word relations

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7 relation types

More general

8 entries

carry onconductcriminalcrookdealfelonmalefactoroutlaw

Related terms

5 entries

gangstermobsterorganized crimeprivateerprofiteer

derived

1 entries

stockateer

derived from

1 entries

racket

is a

1 entries

criminal

manner of

1 entries

conduct

related to

12 entries

briberyextortionfraudillegalinstigateinvolvementloan sharkmobsterorganizationracketschemessystematic

Translations

14 translations across 6 languages.

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Bulgarian

1 entries

• рекетьор noun (criminal)

French

1 entries

• racketteur noun (criminal)

German

4 entries

• Bandit noun (criminal)
• Gangster noun (criminal)
• Gauner noun (criminal)
• Verbrecher noun (criminal)

Italian

2 entries

• criminale noun (criminal)
• malavitoso noun (criminal)

Russian

4 entries

• банди́т noun (criminal)
• вымога́тель noun (criminal)
• жу́лик noun (criminal)
• моше́нник noun (criminal)

Tagalog

1 entries

• raketir noun (criminal)

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