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Meaning of EXTORTIONER

Pronunciation:  ik'storshunur

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them
 
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 Synonyms: blackmailer, extortionist
 
 See Also: criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ex*tor"tion*er\, n.
One who practices extortion.
 
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