racketeer
n. 幹非法勾當者,騙子
A racketeer is someone who makes money from illegal activities such as threatening people or selling worthless, immoral, or illegal goods or services.
1. some who commits crimes for profit (especially one who obtains money by fraud or extortion)
1. carry on illegal business activities involving crime
He was a famous racketeer in Chicago.
他是芝加哥有名的騙子.
He was in no sense a political prisoner, but a gangster and racketeer who rightly did six years in jail.
他絕不是一個政治犯, 而是一個歹徒和敲詐勒索犯,罪有應得地在監獄裡蹲了6年.
Al Capone was a famous racketeer in Chicago.
艾勒·凱波尼是芝加哥有名的詐騙錢財的人.
It could just as well apply to a racketeer or a thief who robs you.
這套說辭對騙子和竊賊同樣適用.