extortionernoun [ C ]
uk/ɪkˈstɔː.ʃən.ər/us/ɪkˈstɔːr.ʃən.ɚ/also extortionist,a person who obtains something by force or threats
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Miscellaneous criminals
- arson
- bigamy
- black hat
- black market
- blackmail
- fire starter
- fire-raising
- fly-posting
- forger
- fraudster
- pirate
- plagiarize
- plunder
- poacher
- prowler
- straw man
- suicide bomber
- swindle
- terrorist
- thief
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Examples from literature
- It has been shown in different parts of Europe, but no one yet has been able to meet the price of this extortioner who owns it.
- No more could the heartless extortioner turn her from a shelter to perish in thestreets.
- What an extortioner, though!