Synonyms of extortionist

extortionist

noun

as in gangster

a person who gets money from another by using force or threats

tortured by a gang of extortionists into revealing the combination for the money vault

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gangster
• thug
• blackmailer
• racketeer
• extortioner
• mobster
• hoodlum
• mafioso
• ruffian
• swindler
• bully
• profiteer
• chiseler
• defrauder
• cheat
• cheater
• hustler
• gouger
• shark
• dodger
• button man
• blackhander
• sharper
• double-dealer
• sharpie
• cozener

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of extortionist

The restaurant owner, who did not wish to be identified because his family is still in India, said extortionists have threatened to kill them. — Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026

Insulted, Beth calls her an extortionist and walks out. — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026

As the bomb squad works to disarm it, FBI rushes to catch the extortionists. — William Earl, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026

The movie follows Reef Hawk (Keanu Reeves), an A-list Hollywood star and recovering addict who fears the destruction of his reputation when a mysterious extortionist threatens to release a damaging video of him. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Apr. 2026

Several customers, a Miami-Dade judge and now the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services say Thompson’s a fraudulent, bait-and-switch extortionist. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026

Nike depicts Total90 as an extortionist. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Dec. 2025

The place is the Savin Bar + Kitchen, in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood, where immediately inside the front door, patrons are greeted by a larger-than-life framed mugshot of Bulger — the mob-boss, murderer, bank robber, drug dealer and extortionist — peering cooly out from under his fedora. — Tovia Smith, NPR, 24 Oct. 2025

Although the murderers are often characters with redeeming qualities, Nolan Hurst (David Cross) is more sympathetic than most, and his killing of toy store manager/part-time extortionist Patrick Palmer (Drew Seltzer) is an unpremeditated act of desperation, not the settling of a score. — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025