Definition of "racketeers" [racketeers]

• Plural form of racketeer. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of racketeer. (verb)

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• "Underpaid and barely-trained in law enforcement, Congolese police are better known as racketeers and guns for hire."
• "Prevent swiftly became a magnet for racketeers, a cash-cow for extremists and a textbook example of government overreach."
• "Companies continue to hold their annual general meetings on the same few days in June, ostensibly to prevent organized crime racketeers from extorting money in return for not asking impertinent questions."