extortioner
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In an "emergency" broadcast, Wagner charged that "one of the most important men in the U.S." had attempted to spring Joey Fay, a notorious labor extortioner, from Sing Sing Prison.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Indians and the poor appealed to the church, and Mexico's archbishop put the extortioner under a ban of excommunication.
From Time Magazine Archive
The man, to his astonishment, said, "Well, there is your money;" and not having the face to play the extortioner further, Alischar pursed the gold, and returned homewards.
From Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers by Valentine, L. (Laura)
The apostle Paul directed that Christians should not eat with an extortioner.
From Autographs for Freedom, Volume 2 (of 2) (1854) by Griffiths, Julia
A hard and exacting master, landlord, or money lender; an extortioner.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
