extorter

8.9

A person who uses threats or force to get money from others

noun
/ɪkˈstɔrtər/

: extorsionador

Victims of extorters often feel helpless and afraid to report the crimes.

Examples

Many extorters operate in the shadows, using intimidation to get what they want.
If the extorters are not members, are they using your name?

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Some of these so-called extorters are not brothers.

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The vampires, by comparison, are slaveholders and extorters.

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The police arrested the extorter after he threatened the victim for payment.

Synonyms

blackmailer

vsextorter

NSFW

18 6.3

A person who threatens to reveal private things to get money

uses threats, force, or intimidation broadly not only by exposing facts

extortionist

vsextorter

10 8.6

A person who gets money by threatening to tell secrets

uses threats, force, or intimidation generally not mainly revealing secrets

racketeer

vsextorter

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5 9.3

A person who forces or tricks others to give money

gets money by threats, force, or intimidation specifically not as general crime

stickup man

vsextorter

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1 9.1

A man who threatens people with a weapon to take their money

obtains money by threats, force, or intimidation but not always with weapons

extortioner

vsextorter

1 9.0

A person who makes someone give money or other things using threats

uses threats, force, or intimidation more broadly rather than only revealing facts

Antonyms

benefactor

46 4.6

A person who gives money or help to others

How Coercive

extorter

8.9

blackmailer

NSFW

18 6.3

Surface Forms

extorter singular

extorters plural

Morphology

extorter = extort (transparent) = extort + er

Agentive formation from the verb 'extort' + '-er' yields the predictable meaning 'one who extorts'.

Etymology

Extorter comes from Latin parts ex- 'out' and torquere 'to twist'. Think of someone 'twisting out' money by threats, and that's why an extorter forces people to pay.