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Definition of Extorter
1. n. One who practices extortion.
Definition of Extorter
1. Noun. One who practices extortion. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Extorter
1. one that extorts [n -S] - See also: extorts
Lexicographical Neighbors of Extorter
Literary usage of Extorter
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"If he had stayed long in England be would have made himself hated; but he was
nearly always absent; it was only as a reckless and spasmodic extorter of ..."
2. The Ante-Nicene Fathers: Translations of the Writings of the Fathers Down to by Alexander Roberts, James Donaldson, Arthur Cleveland Coxe (1885)
"For what says that extorter? Give me money : assuredly that he may not deliver
him up, since he tries to sell you nothing else than that which he is going ..."
3. Historical and Descriptive Account of the Caricatures of James Gillray by Thomas Wright, Robert Harding Evans (1851)
"28th, 1804. 483. BREATHING A VEIN. Jan. 28th, 1804. 484. CHARMING WELL AGAIN.
Jan. 28th, 1804. 485. MRS. GIBBS, THE NOTORIOUS STREET-WALKER AND extorter. ..."
4. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1903)
"... a threat will not amount to robbery if It Is parted with, not from fear of
loss of character, but for the purpose of bringing the extorter to justice. ..."
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