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A racketeer is someone who makes money from crime, usually as part of a group, not a one-off theft. The usual picture is a person who runs a : an illegal business that may look half-legal — 'protection' money from shops, illegal gambling, a union, organised fraud. The word is American, from the early 20th century, and still sounds a bit like old newspapers, though police and lawyers still use it. You can also use it as a verb: to racketeer. It is not the word for a petty thief or a teenager who ; it points to repeated, organised crime for profit.
靠非法生意賺錢的人(勒索、詐欺、幫派斂財;不是順手牽羊的小偷)
組成racket(非法賺錢的行當;這個 racket 也另有「喧鬧」和「球拍」的意思,別混)+ -eer(做那件事的人),構詞方式和 auctioneer 一類字相同。
同家族的字
- racketthe illegal scheme a racketeer runs
- racketeeringthe activity of doing this
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
racketeernoun/ˌɹækɪˈtɪə(ɹ)/
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One who commits crimes (especially fraud, bribery, loan sharking, extortion etc.) to aid in running a shady or illegal business.
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One who instigates or has involvement with a racket.
racketeerverb/ˌɹækɪˈtɪə(ɹ)/
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to carry out illegal business activities or criminal schemes.
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to commit crimes systematically as part of a criminal organization.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。