Associations to the word «Extortionist»

Wiktionary

EXTORTIONIST, noun. Someone who extorts; an extortioner.

Dictionary definition

EXTORTIONIST, noun. A criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them.

Wise words

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