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EXTORTIONER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does extortioner mean? 

EXTORTIONER (noun)
  The noun EXTORTIONER has 1 sense:

1. a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about themplay

  Familiarity information: EXTORTIONER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


EXTORTIONER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

blackmailer; extortioner; extortionist

Hypernyms ("extortioner" is a kind of...):

criminal; crook; felon; malefactor; outlaw (someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime)


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