blackmailer
nounmasculine/feminine/ʃɐ̃tɐˈʒiʃtɐ/medium
chan·ta·gis·ta
Definition
A person who practices blackmail, who demands something from someone under threat of revealing compromising information.
The politician was being blackmailed by a notorious blackmailer.
She refused to give in to the blackmailer's threats.
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Common collocations
a blackmailer's demandsto be targeted by a blackmailer
Etymology
Do francês 'chantagiste'.