Definitions for extortionist
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ex•tor•tionɪkˈstɔr ʃən(n.)
an act or instance of extorting.
the crime of obtaining money or some other thing of value by the abuse of one's office or authority.
Category: Law
anything extorted.
Origin of extortion:
1250–1300; ME < LL
ex•tor′tion•ist(n.)
ex•tor′tion•er(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
blackmailer, extortioner, extortionist(noun)
a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them
Wiktionary
extortionist(Noun)
someone who extorts; an extortioner
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