Subscriber login
Password
Forgot your password?
Library card login
Login with Shibboleth® »
Login with Athens »
Close menu
Oxford Dictionaries Online
The world's most trusted dictionaries
About
Subscriber services
What's new
Contact us
Help
Subscribe now
Already a subscriber or in a subscribing organization?
Login
Dictionary
Other language resources
US English
World English
Dictionary
Better writing
World of words
Puzzles and games
For children and schools
For learners of English
Email
Cite
extortionist
(ex|tor¦tion|ist)
Pronunciation:
/ɪkˈstɔːʃ(ə)nɪst, ɛk-/
noun
a person who tries to obtain something through force or violence; a racketeer:
he is a blackmailer and an extortionist
More words in this category
carjacking
connive
conspiracy
cover
cybercrook
firebomb
gyp
1
highbinder
honeytrap
hot
intrigant
maltreatment
pimp
recidivist
shelf
2
smuggle
steam
swindle
thief
twist
Nearby Words
extinct
extinction
extinguish
extinguisher
extirpate
extol
extort
extortion
extortionate
extortionist
extra
extra cover
extra innings
extra point
extra time
extra virgin
extra-
extra-base hit
extracellular