Synonyms of racketeer

racketeer 1 of 2

noun

ˌra-kə-ˈtir 

as in gangster

a person who gets money from another by using force or threats

the racketeer threatened to have his thugs vandalize the shop if the shopkeeper didn't pay him a monthly bribe

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gangster
• thug
• blackmailer
• extortionist
• extortioner
• mobster
• hoodlum
• mafioso
• swindler
• ruffian
• chiseler
• bully
• profiteer
• defrauder
• hustler
• button man
• dodger
• gouger
• cheater
• shark
• cheat
• sharper
• blackhander
• chiseller
• double-dealer
• sharpie
• sharpy
• cozener

racketeer

2 of 2

verb

as in to blackmail

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blackmail
• extort
• muscle
• coerce
• force
• menace
• squeeze
• compel
• wrest
• pressure
• blackjack
• threaten
• terrorize
• exact
• dragoon
• wring
• obligate
• cow
• oblige
• drive
• bully
• sandbag
• impel
• high-pressure
• impress
• constrain
• press
• intimidate
• browbeat
• shame
• make
• drag
• arm-twist
• hound
• bulldoze
• harass
• hector
• badger

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• let
• permit
• allow
• move
• induce
• talk (into)
• win (over)
• satisfy
• argue
• convince
• persuade
• prevail (on or upon)

Examples of racketeer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

As revealed in previously undisclosed FBI files, Manton fraternized with racketeers and accepted large loans and gifts from such unsavory sources. —Time, 25 July 2023

Stephanie was cunning—even ruthless—and a notorious racketeer. —The New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2023

Verb

What is racketeering? —Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 6 Mar. 2023

Prosecutors said the bribe to Center was arranged by a separate defendant, Martin Fox, the president of a tennis academy in Houston, who pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy charges in November. —Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2020