blackmailer
Example Sentences
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Not a bad legacy, considering George Downing is summarized by his biographer thus: “Liar, blackmailer, seducer and thief, this double-dealing shapeshifter would betray both friends and principles without a moment’s misgiving.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
Republican Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana recounted recent comments by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick that Epstein was "the greatest blackmailer ever".
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2025
She is left with few allies, the principle of whom being the blackmailer that got her into this situation.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 29, 2022
I knew the trajectory of the Jeff relationship and that he was the blackmailer.
From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2022
She was also an advocate for “free love,” a blackmailer, an accused bigamist, possibly a prostitute, and a spiritualist who claimed she channeled the spirit of Demosthenes, a statesman from ancient Greece.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
