extortionist

Example Sentences

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Nike, in court documents, portrays him as an extortionist who seized on the lapsed trademark for money.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

Costero himself became a target, facing legal threats and a doxing campaign that revealed his personal information, branded him an electronic extortionist, and painted Wikipedia’s volunteer editors as enemies of the people.

From Slate • Oct. 22, 2025

"We need to flood the north with aid," Mr McGoldrick said, "so it doesn't become a product that people want to use for extortionist purposes or the black market."

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2024

Today, they still pay extortionist fees to transport the bodies of loved ones back to Wadi al Salam, a holy cemetery for Shiite Muslims in Najaf, Iraq.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2023

Driver an extortionist; but I knew the exact distance, to the tenth of a kilometre.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 62, Jan 27, 1872 by Various