Time and again, there are criminals like the Department Store Extortionist that enjoy great public sympathy as Robin-Hood-like figures.
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Extortionist
Synonyms for "extortionist" (11 found)
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Closest matches (3)
Noun(1 words)
Strong matches (3)
Noun(1 words)
Related words (5)
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1 entriesderived
2 entriesderived from
2 entriesrelated to
3 entriesTranslations
22 translations across 14 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- դրամաշորթ noun (someone who extorts)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 強奪者 /强夺者 noun (someone who extorts)
Finnish
1 entries- kiristäjä noun (someone who extorts)
French
2 entries- extorqueur noun (someone who extorts)
- extorqueuse noun (someone who extorts)
Galician
2 entries- extorsionador noun (someone who extorts)
- extorsionadora noun (someone who extorts)
German
2 entries- Erpresser noun (someone who extorts)
- Erpresserin noun (someone who extorts)
Greek
2 entries- εκβιάστρια noun (someone who extorts)
- εκβιαστής noun (someone who extorts)
Italian
1 entries- taglieggiatore noun (someone who extorts)
Japanese
1 entries- 強要者 noun (someone who extorts)
Khiamniungan Naga
1 entries- ā-āphīehói noun (someone who extorts)
Latin
1 entries- extortor noun (someone who extorts)
Polish
2 entries- szantażysta noun (someone who extorts)
- szantażystka noun (someone who extorts)
Russian
2 entries- вымога́тель noun (someone who extorts)
- вымога́тельница noun (someone who extorts)
Spanish
3 entries- extorsionador noun (someone who extorts)
- extorsionadora noun (someone who extorts)
- extorsionista noun (someone who extorts)
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