extortionist

美[ɪk'stɔrʃənɪst]
  • n. 勒索者;勒索钱财
近义词 gangster

英英释义


1. a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them

实用场景例句


His act reminded us of that of an extortionist.
他的行为使我们联想起勒索者.

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双语例句


1. His act reminded us of that of an extortionist.
他的行为使我们联想起勒索者.

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英文词源


extortionist (n.)
1824, from extortion + -ist. Earlier in the same sense were extorter (1590s), extortioner (late 14c.).

词态变化


复数: extortionists;