extortioner

English

Etymology

From extortion +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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Noun

extortioner (plural extortioners)

1. Someone who extorts; an extortionist.

   Synonym: extorter

   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Corinthians 5:11:

     But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be […] an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.

Translations

someone who extorts — see extortionist