EXTORTIONIST

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

extortionist (plural extortionists)

Someone who extorts; an extortioner.

Source: Wiktionary



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