blackmailer

/ˈblækmeɪlər/
/ˈblækmeɪlə/
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Other forms: blackmailers

Definitions of blackmailer
  1. noun
    a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them
    synonyms: extortioner, extortionist
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    type of:
    criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw
    someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
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