racketeer
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
someone who commits crimes for profit (especially one who obtains money by fraud or extortion)
Types & categories
Parts & wholes
- underworld member holonym
Related & opposite
- fraudulent scheme derivation
Sense 2 verb
carry on illegal business activities involving crime
Types & categories
- conduct hypernym
Related & opposite
- racketeering derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | fraudulent scheme |
| 1 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | underworld |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | crook |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bagman |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | racketeering |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | conduct |