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EXTORTIONER
blackmailer, extortioner, extortionist
(noun) a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
extortioner (plural extortioners)
someone who extorts; an extortionist
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*tor"tion*er, n
Definition: , One who practices extortion.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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