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ex·tor·tion·er
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Princeton's WordNet
blackmailer, extortioner, extortionistnoun
a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them
Wiktionary
extortionernoun
someone who extorts; an extortionist
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Extortionernoun
One who practises extortion; one who grows rich by violence and rapacity.
Etymology: from extortion.
There will be always tyrants, murderers, thieves, adulterers, extortioners, church-robbers, traitors, and other of the same rabblement. William Camden, Remains.
The covetous extortioner is involved in the same sentence. Decay of Piety.
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extortioner
An extortioner is a person who obtains something, especially money, through force or threats. This individual engages in the act of extortion, which is a criminal activity that involves coercing someone into giving up their possessions or rights against their will.
Webster Dictionary
Extortionernoun
one who practices extortion
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of extortioner in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of extortioner in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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