extortionist

• Personne qui obtient de l'argent ou des biens d'autrui en menaçant de révéler des informations embarrassantes, compromettantes ou secrètes.

A noun referring to a criminal who obtains money or property from someone by threatening to reveal embarrassing, damaging, or secret information about them.

1. Criminal who demands moneyC1formallegal

   A person who illegally pressures someone to give them money or valuables by threatening to reveal embarrassing or harmful information about them.

   Extorqueur

   • The extortionist threatened to leak private photos unless he was paid.
   • Police arrested the extortionist who had been blackmailing several business owners.
   • She refused to give in to the extortionist's demands and called the authorities.
   • The extortionist operated through anonymous emails demanding Bitcoin payments.

   Synonymesblackmailerextortionerracketeer