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extortioner

extortioner

1 9.0
A person who makes someone give money or other things using threats
  • noun
  • /ɪkˈstɔːrʃənər/
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  • Victims of the extortioner were afraid to come forward due to the threats made against them.

Examples

  • But now I have written to you not to keep company with anyone named a brother who is sexually immoral, covetous, an idolater, a reviler, a drunkard, or an extortioner—not even to eat with such a person.

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  • Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

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  • The Pharisee standing prayed thus with himself: O God, I give Thee thanks that I am not as the rest of men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, as also is this publican.

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  • The journalist exposed the extortioner who threatened to release confidential information unless paid a large sum.

  • After months of investigation, the police arrested an extortioner who had been targeting local business owners.

Synonyms

blackmailer
vsextortioner
  • NSFW
18 6.3

A person who threatens to reveal private things to get money

is broader and also uses threats beyond just revealing information
extortionist
vsextortioner
10 8.6

A person who gets money by threatening to tell secrets

includes threats to reveal information or other coercive methods
extorter
vsextortioner
8.9

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

focuses more on threats to expose information rather than physical force

Surface Forms

extortioner singular
extortioners plural

Morphology

extortioner = extortion (transparent) = extort + ion + er

The word is transparently built from the noun 'extortion' plus the agentive suffix '-er', meaning a person who practices extortion.

Etymology

Extortioner comes from Latin parts ex- 'out' and torquere 'to twist', so you can think of an extortioner as someone who 'twists out' money or help from a person by using pressure or threats.