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Noun: extortioner  ik'stor-shu-nu(r)
  1. A criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them
    - blackmailer, extortionist

Derived forms: extortioners

Type of: crim [Brit, informal], criminal, crook [informal], felon, malefactor [formal], outlaw

Encyclopedia: Extortioner