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extortionists
 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun extortionist has 1 sense
  1. blackmailer, extortioner, extortionist - a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them
    --1 is a kind of criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor

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Extortionists

Description:

Extortionists refer to individuals or groups that engage in the criminal act of extorting money or other valuable assets from individuals, businesses, or organizations through coercion, threats, or blackmail.

Examples:

  1. The authorities arrested a gang of extortionists who had been terrorizing local shop owners.
  2. She fell victim to an extortionist who threatened to reveal her private information unless she paid a hefty sum.
  3. The company hired a security expert to protect them from the increasing number of online extortionists.

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