extortionist

Noun

Meaning

a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

blackmailer extortioner leech shark parasite bleeder racketeer criminal blackmail robber crook vulture dominical vampire thief
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Antonyms

prey hero demon hotshot victim worker
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Hypernyms

malefactor criminal outlaw crook felon

Examples

In 2001 the businessman Domenico Noviello from Caserta testified against a Camorra extortionist and subsequently received police protection. Source: Internet

He further stated that the right word for her position was “extortionist,” characterized those who disagreed with his view as “contraceptive sponges,” and added that there is nothing wrong with being paid for sex. Source: Internet

Don't condone this act by paying the guy and grow some cajones and burn the extortionist. Source: Internet

Then, mysterious writing on a wall, a toy boat and a kite set Lamont Cranston on the trail of the Hollywood extortionist behind "The Blackest Mail." Source: Internet

It was not a common market because some of the chiefs were quite extortionist. Source: Internet

He added that the agreement was to “stop the false and extortionist accusations made by her about an affair.” Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

extortionate moneylending extortionately extortioner extortionous extortious extortive