blackmailer
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- noun
- /ˈblækˌmeɪlər/
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- The police arrested the blackmailer who had been threatening the celebrity with embarrassing photos.
- pay the blackmailer
- kill the blackmailer
- find the blackmailer
Blackmailers need anonymity because once they're outed as blackmailers, they're useless.
- Blackmailers need anonymity because once they're outed as blackmailers, they're useless.
Examples
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Who was the blackmailer?
Fiction book (2001) -
If there's one thing I can't stomach, it's a blackmailer.
Fiction book (1994) -
Do you know what it means to sit and wait for a blackmailer?
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Mr. Philips, the blackmailer sent another note.
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Shortly after, a blackmailer appeared and threatened to reveal that the missing uncle had come to Laura.
Academic text (2015) -
Believe me, it is a definite shock to discover that one's father was a blackmailer.
Fiction book (1998) -
The little blackmailer.
Fiction book (1999) -
Arnie was a blackmailer.
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Blackmailers need anonymity because once they're outed as blackmailers, they're useless.
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After receiving a threatening message from the blackmailer, she felt anxious about the secrets being revealed.
Synonyms
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A person who gets money by threatening to tell secrets
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A person who makes someone give money or other things using threats
A person who uses threats or force to get money from others
How Coercive
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Blackmailer comes from the word blackmail. Long ago mail meant 'payment' rather than letters, and black marked that the payment was illegal or forced, so a blackmailer is someone who gets money by threatening to reveal something.