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extortionistor ex·tor·tion·er [ ik-stawr-shuh-nist ] / ɪkˈstɔr ʃə nɪst / SEE SYNONYMS FOR extortionist ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna person who engages in extortion. Origin of extortionistFirst recorded in 1880–85; extortion + -ist Words nearby extortionistextorsive, extort, extortion, extortionary, extortionate, extortionist, extr., extra, extra-atmospheric, extra-base hit, extrabold Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for extortionistThere have been reports of a city, often suggested to be in Brazil, having its electricity cut off by extortionist hackers. Super Bowl Blackout Should Help Build Momentum for a Smart Grid|John Avlon|February 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST The lawyers accused Stephens of being an “extortionist” and handed him his own criminal background report, he said. ‘I Always Felt It Was Creepy’: Stories of Sex With Elmo Puppeteer Kevin Clash|Maria Elena Fernandez|December 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST Nor do I think anything in her own life would give a blackmailer or an extortionist anything to go on. Sentiment, Inc.|Poul William Anderson Driver an extortionist; but I knew the exact distance, to the tenth of a kilometre. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 62, Jan 27, 1872|Various
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