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extortionist

extortionist noun: someone who extorts; an extortioner.

Noun

extortionist (plural extortionists)

  1. Someone who extorts; an extortioner.

extortionist meaning in Hindi and Malayalam

extortionist in Hindi

someone who extorts
ऐंठू a͠iṭhū

extortionist in Malayalam

extortioner, racketeer, extorter
പിടിച്ചുപറിക്കാരൻ, ഭീഷണിപ്പെടുത്തി പണം വാങ്ങുന്നൻ, പിടിച്ചുപറിക്കുന്നവൻ, കർച്ചക്കാരൻ, പരാസ്കന്ദി, ഗുണ്ട

Forms of extortionist

pluralextortionists

Origin of extortionist

From extortion + -ist.

Words formed from extortionist

Questions about extortionist

What does extortionist mean?
Extortionist means someone who extorts; an extortioner.
What is extortionist in Hindi?
Extortionist in Hindi is ऐंठू (a͠iṭhū). See Extortionist meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is extortionist?
Extortionist is a noun.
What is the plural of extortionist?
The plural of extortionist is extortionists.

Words near extortionist in the dictionary

  1. extortionary
  2. extortionate
  3. extortionately
  4. extortioner
  5. extortioners
  6. extortionist
  7. extortionists
  8. extortionous
  9. extortions
  10. extortious
  11. extortive

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Adapted from Wiktionary: extortionist (page history and authors); extortionist (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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