blackmailer (n)
extortioner (n)
extortionist (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 18
def a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them
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Hypernym criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor
Derivationally related form extortionist → extortion; extortionist → extortion
Derivationally related form blackmailer → blackmail; blackmailer → blackmail
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Derivationally related form extortion → extortionist; extortion → extortionist
Hyponym criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor
Derivationally related form blackmail → blackmailer; blackmail → blackmailer

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