blackmailer

as inlawbreaker
as incriminal

Synonyms for blackmailer

noun criminal

Antonyms for blackmailer

police

Word Origin & History

1550s, from black (adj.) + Middle English male "rent, tribute," from Old English mal "lawsuit, terms, bargaining, agreement," from Old Norse mal "speech, agreement;" related to Old English mæðel "meeting, council," mæl "speech," Gothic maþl "meeting place," from Proto-Germanic *mathla-, from PIE *mod- "to meet, assemble" (see meet (v.)). From the practice of freebooting clan chieftains who ran protection rackets against Scottish farmers. Black from the evil of the practice. Expanded c.1826 to any type of extortion money. Cf. silver mail "rent paid in money" (1590s); buttock-mail (Scottish, 1530s) "fine imposed for fornication."

Example Sentences forblackmailer

I felt like a blackmailer all the same when I made my attempt with a light-hearted remark.

With this he dragged the blackmailer to the door and kicked him out.

Then the latter made a remark which in itself showed how expert a blackmailer he was.

She was bought by Grell to play the part of Delilah to the blackmailer.

I don't know whether that was a blackmailer's adroitness or just a trick of destiny.

I do not know how it was arranged; I cannot imagine how even a blackmailer can make his demands.

However, he had succeeded in signally defeating one blackmailer.

A blackmailer is always a coward, and a coward is invariably afraid of isolated action.

You may wonder how I have dared thus to brave an assassin, a blackmailer.

She does it, and is thereafter in the power of the blackmailer.

blackmailer

Synonyms for blackmailer

Antonyms for blackmailer

criminals

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Synonyms for blackmailer

Antonyms for blackmailer

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