单词 | extortionist |
释义 | extortionist (once / 99322 pages) n WORD FAMILY extortionist: extortionists+/extort: extorted, extorting, extortion, extorts/extortion: extortioner, extortionist, extortions/extortioner: extortioners USAGE EXAMPLESSuch images are often posted by ex-spouses or partners seeking to embarrass, or by extortionists demanding ransoms. Washington Times(Dec 14, 2016) Halloran and a fellow officer protect a “sidewalk fisherman,” who collected coins from sidewalk grates, from an extortionist. Washington Post(Nov 03, 2016) They are often used by extortionists who threaten to cripple a site via DDoS unless its owners pay a fee. BBC(Sep 14, 2016) n a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them Syn|Hyper blackmailer, extortioner criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime |
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