racketeer

英 [ˌrækə'tɪə(r)] 美 [ˌrækə'tɪr]

• n. 敲诈者；获取不正当钱财的人

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 诈骗者，敲诈者，敲诈勒索者
2. 谋取不义之财的人
3. 非法获取钱财者
4. 干非法勾当者

v. 动词

1. 诈骗钱财，敲诈勒索

英英释义

Noun:

1. someone who commits crimes for profit (especially one who obtains money by fraud or extortion)

Verb:

1. carry on illegal business activities involving crime

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Al Capone was a famous racketeer in Chicago.
   阿尔卡彭是在芝加哥的一位有名敲诈者。

经典引文

• They were average minor hoodlums and racketeers.

  出自： S. Bellow

• The school had been founded by an Elizabethan racketeer..to save his soul.

  出自： G. Priestland

近反义词

【近义词】

• criminal 罪犯
• swindler 骗子
• shark 鲨鱼
• con artist 骗子; 能说会道的人...
• hoodlum 流氓
• hood 头巾
• gangster 匪徒
• fraudster <英>诈骗犯
• robber 盗贼