'extortionist' definitions:
Definition of 'extortionist'
From: WordNet
noun
A criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them [syn: blackmailer, extortioner, extortionist]
Definition of 'extortionist'
From: GCIDE
- extortionist \ex*tor"tion*ist\, n. One who practices extortion.
- Syn: extortioner. [PJC]