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extortionist

[ik-stawr-shuh-nist] / ɪkˈstɔr ʃə nɪst /
NOUN
racketeer
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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

In a hostile cross-examination, the defense sought to paint him as a serial extortionist.

From New York Times May 2, 2024

"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

He and his firm lied to their 120 investors about where their money was going while dramatically overvaluing holdings to justify extortionist management fees.

From Slate Nov. 29, 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




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