Noun: blackmailer 'blak,mey-lu(r)
- A person who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them
"The blackmailer demanded a large sum to keep quiet about the politician's scandal";
- extortioner, extortionist
Derived forms: blackmailers
Type of: crim [Brit, informal], criminal, crook [informal], felon, malefactor [formal], outlaw
Encyclopedia: Blackmailer