Blackmailer (Noun)
Meaning
A criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The police finally caught the blackmailer who had been tormenting the local businessman for months, demanding large sums of money in exchange for silence about his secret affair.
- After discovering her dark past, the blackmailer began to send threatening messages to the politician, demanding a hefty ransom in exchange for not revealing the information to the press.
- The lawyer specialized in dealing with blackmailers and was determined to bring the culprit to justice for threatening to expose her client's hidden assets.
- The actress was shocked to receive a letter from a supposed blackmailer claiming to have compromising photos of her that would ruin her reputation if she didn't pay up.
- It turned out that the blackmailer was someone close to the family, a trusted friend who had been quietly gathering information to use as leverage for years.