Thesaurus results for BLACKMAILERS

blackmailers

noun

plural of blackmailer

as in gangsters

a person who gets money from another by using force or threats the blackmailer threatened to tell the media about the mayor's arrest as a teenager

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Recent Examples of blackmailers Despite paying off blackmailers and marrying Lady Olivia Hedges (Danielle Galligan) to protect his secret, Arthur still loses his father’s Parliament seat after getting caught committing election fraud. — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025 Grandchildren are being summoned to help grandparents deal with blackmailers. — Yvonne Zipp, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Sep. 2025

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Determined to extricate his family from their clutches, Eddie tries to play the gangsters at their own game.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 9 July 2026
Sangha said that gangsters intimidating immigrants in the Central Valley is far more prevalent than reported.

— Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026

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Threatening to limit mail-in voting, adding ridiculous ID requirements, or staging thugs at polling places are other possible ways to convince you to stay home.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 July 2026
To be sure, the thugs of Hamas and Hezbollah committed a horrific massacre of young Jewish civilians enjoying a music festival on October 7, 2023.

— DP Opinion, Denver Post, 6 July 2026

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The characters were based on a real family of bookmakers and racketeers who once lived in England.

— Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 5 Mar. 2026
When Ferrara was starting out, private investment in low-budget films was spurred by tax loopholes, a way for doctors, dentists, and racketeers to get rid of extra cash that would otherwise wind up in Uncle Sam’s grubby mitts.

— Nick Pinkerton, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025

Definition of racketeers

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