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blackmailer

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Synonyms and Antonyms of blackmailer

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

the blackmailer threatened to tell the media about the mayorʼs arrest as a teenager

Synonyms of blackmailer

extortioner, extortionist, racketeer

Words Related to blackmailer

blackhander, button man, gangster, hoodlum, mafioso, mobster

bully, ruffian, thug

cheat, cheater, chiseler (or chiseller), cozener, defrauder, dodger, double-dealer, gouger, gyp, hustler, profiteer, shark, sharper, sharpie (or sharpy), swindler

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