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extortionist::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | blackmailer, extortioner |
| Type of | criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw |
| Derivation | extortion |
Examples of extortionist
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When our would-be extortionist called our home telephone, my husband answered.
From the latimes.com
The rise of the hacker as extortionist reflects a broader change in hacker culture.
From the time.com
It ended with an email address on which the alleged extortionist could be contacted.
From the smh.com.au
What a tragedy, extortionist Republicans and a president with no stomach for a fight.
From the freep.com
No one from New York reported having sent any money through the wires to the extortionist.
From the abcnews.go.com
Last week the former New Jersey state senator and convicted extortionist was resurrected.
From the time.com
Their parents see only pink and blue junk food and extortionist arcades.
From the ocregister.com
Yelp is also accused of unfair and extortionist business practices.
From the nbr.co.nz
The studio audience did gasp when he said he was asked by the extortionist to pay $2 million.
From the sacbee.com
- Blackmailer: a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them
- Extortion, outwresting, and/or exaction is a criminal offense which occurs when a person unlawfully obtains either money, property or services from a person(s), entity, or institution, through coercion. Refraining from doing harm is sometimes euphemistically called protection. ...
- Someone who extorts; an extortioner
