blackmailer
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blackmailer
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From blackmail + -er.
noun blackmailers
- Someone who blackmails. "It’s a crime crueller and infinitely worse in its results than murder. As a lawyer, I can only say that I have consistently refused to defend a blackmailer or to prosecute any poor devil who does away with his tormentor.”
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noun someone who blackmails
| Español | chantajista |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 공갈범 gonggalbeom |
| 日本語 | 恐喝者 kyōkatsusha |
| 中文 | 敲詐者 /敲诈者 qiāozhàzhě, 勒索者 lèsuǒzhě |
| Português | chantagista |
| Français | maître-chanteur, maître-chanteuse |
| Deutsch | Erpresser, Erpresserin |
| Italiano | ricattatore, ricattatrice |
| Русский | шантажи́ст šantažíst, шантажи́стка šantažístka, вымога́тель vymogátelʹ, вымога́тельница vymogátelʹnica |
Talk about this word "blackmailer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/blackmailer. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. blackmailer. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/blackmailer "blackmailer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/blackmailer.
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@misc{blackmailer_2026,
title = {blackmailer},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/blackmailer},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
