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