black·mail (bl k m l )n. 1. a. Extortion of money or something else of value from a person by the threat of exposing a criminal act or discreditable information. b. Something of value extorted in this manner. 2. Tribute formerly paid to freebooters along the Scottish border for protection from pillage. black mail v.black mailer n. |
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| Noun | 1. |  blackmailer - a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about themcriminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw - someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime |
Translations
blackmailer [ˈblækmeɪlər] n → maître-chanteur m
black mark n → mauvais point m
That's a black mark against him → C'est un mauvais point pour lui.
black market n → marché m noir
on the black market → au marché noir
black mark n → mauvais point m
That's a black mark against him → C'est un mauvais point pour lui.
black market n → marché m noir
on the black market → au marché noir
blackmailer [ˈblækˌmeɪləʳ] n → ricattatore/trice
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