racketer Definition

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.