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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