2 definitions found From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: extortionist noun: a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them [syn: {blackmailer}, {extortioner}] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: extortionist \ex*tor"tion*ist\, noun One who practices extortion. Syn: extortioner. [PJC]

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