Synonyms of racketeer

racketeer 1 of 2

noun

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
• profiteer
• bully
• defrauder
• hustler
• dodger
• button man
• gouger
• cheat
• cheater
• shark
• blackhander
• cozener
• double-dealer
• sharper
• chiseller
• sharpie
• sharpy

racketeer

2 of 2

verb

as in to blackmail

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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