extortionist
Someone who extorts; an extortionerSomeone who extorts; an extortioner.
» Time and again, there are criminals like the Department Store Extortionist that enjoy great public sympathy as Robin-Hood-like figures.
Es gibt immer wieder Kriminelle wie zum Beispiel Kaufhauserpresser, die als Robin-Hood-Typen bei der Bevölkerung große Sympathie genießen.
Meaning
1 sensesSomeone who extorts; an extortioner.
Erpresser, Erpresserin
вымога́тельvymogátelʹ, вымога́тельницаvymogátelʹnica
a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them
Examples
1 sentencesTime and again, there are criminals like the Department Store Extortionist that enjoy great public sympathy as Robin-Hood-like figures.
deEs gibt immer wieder Kriminelle wie zum Beispiel Kaufhauserpresser, die als Robin-Hood-Typen bei der Bevölkerung große Sympathie genießen.
Translations
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Forms
plural: extortionists| Singular | extortionist |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them:blackmailerextortioner