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blackmailer

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black·mail  (blkml)
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.]
blackmail v.
blackmailer n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.blackmailerblackmailer - a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them
extortioner, extortionist
criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw - someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
Translations
blackmailer [ˈblækmeɪləʳ] n → chantajista m/f
blackmailer [ˈblækmeɪləʳ] n → maître-chanteur m
blackmailer [ˈblækmeɪləʳ] n → Erpresser(in) m(f)
blackmailer [ˈblækmeɪləʳ] n → ricattatore/trice


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