racket Definition

racket¹
racquet
noun

1. A bat with a handle ending in a roughly oval head, made of a frame of wood, metal or other material, with a network of strings (originally catgut, now usually a synthetic material), used for playing tennis, badminton, squash, etc.
2. A snow-shoe of similar shape.

Etymology: 16c: from French raquette, from Arabic rahat palm of the hand.

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racket²
noun

1. colloq
A loud confused noise or disturbance; a din.
Thesaurus: uproar, din, disturbance, riot, commotion, to-do, pandemonium, clamour, tumult.
2. A fraudulent or illegal means of making money.

Thesaurus: fraud, swindle, graft, con game (US), shakedown, scam (US), deception, trick.
3. slang
A job or occupation.

Derivative: racketer
noun

Derivative: rackety
adj

Idiom: stand the racket

To endure the strain or noise.

To pay expenses, or the penalties of a deed.

Etymology: 16c: probably imitating a clattering noise.