EXTORTER Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word extorter. (close relations)
Definition of EXTORTER
extortion
Best Alternative Words for EXTORTER
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blackmailer | nounn | |||||||
noun • a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them | ||||||||
cheat | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous • weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat • someone who leads you to believe something that is not true • the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme • a deception for profit to yourself verb • deprive somebody of something by deceit • defeat someone through trickery or deceit • engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud • be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage | ||||||||
defrauder | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud | ||||||||
grifter | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud | ||||||||
hustler | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets • a shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties | ||||||||
swindler | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud | ||||||||
trickster | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who plays practical jokes on others • someone who leads you to believe something that is not true • a mischievous supernatural being found in the folklore of many primitive people; sometimes distinguished by prodigious biological drives and exaggerated bodily parts | ||||||||
fraudster | nounn | |||||||
noun • A person who practices fraud; a swindler. | ||||||||
con artist | nounn | |||||||
noun • a swindler who exploits the confidence of his victim |