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Meaning of "blackmailer" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BLACKMAILER

blackmailer  [ˈblækmeɪlə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLACKMAILER

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adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Blackmailer is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BLACKMAILER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

blackmailer

Blackmail

Blackmail is an act, often a crime, involving unjustified threats to make a gain or cause loss to another unless a demand is met. It may be defined as coercion involving threats of physical harm, threat of criminal prosecution, or threats for the purposes of taking the person's money or property. It is the name of a statutory offence in the United States of America, England and Wales, Northern Ireland, and Victoria, Australia, and has been used as a convenient way of referring to other offences, but was not a term of art in English law before 1968. It originally meant payments rendered by settlers in the Counties of England bordering Scotland to chieftains and the like in the Scottish Lowlands, in exchange for protection from Scottish thieves and marauders into England. Blackmail may also be considered a form of extortion. Although the two are generally synonymous, extortion is the taking of personal property by threat of future harm. Blackmail is the use of threats to prevent another from engaging in a lawful occupation and writing libelous letters or letters that provoke a breach of the peace, as well as use of intimidation for purposes of collecting an unpaid debt.

Definition of blackmailer in the English dictionary

The definition of blackmailer in the dictionary is a person who engages in extortion. Other definition of blackmailer is a person who exerts unfair pressure or threats to influences sb's actions.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BLACKMAILER


ala
ˈeɪlə
alar
ˈeɪlə
e-mailer
ˈiːmeɪlə
favela
fɑːˈveɪlə
greenmailer
ˈɡriːnˌmeɪlə
hailer
ˈheɪlə
inhaler
ɪnˈheɪlə
mailer
ˈmeɪlə
malar
ˈmeɪlə
retailer
ˈriːteɪlə
sailor
ˈseɪlə
scalar
ˈskeɪlə
tailor
ˈteɪlə
talar
ˈteɪlə
Taylor
ˈteɪlə
tractor-trailer
ˌtræktəˈtreɪlə
trailer
ˈtreɪlə
Venezuela
ˌvɛnɪˈzweɪlə
whaler
ˈweɪlə
wholesaler
ˈhəʊlseɪlə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BLACKMAILER

blackjack oak
blackland
blacklead
blackleg
blacklegged
blacklegging
blacklist
blacklister
blacklisting
blackly
blackmail
Blackmore
blackness
blackout
blackout curtains
blackpoll
Blackpool
Blackshirt
blacksmith
blacksnake

WORDS THAT END LIKE BLACKMAILER

assailer
bailer
bewailer
curtailer
derailer
detailer
e-tailer
entailer
horse trailer
jailer
loud-hailer
nailer
prevailer
railer
sailer
semitrailer
spoiler
squailer
tailer
tent trailer
wailer

Synonyms and antonyms of blackmailer in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «blackmailer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BLACKMAILER

Find out the translation of blackmailer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of blackmailer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «blackmailer» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

敲诈者
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

chantajista
570 millions of speakers

English

blackmailer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ब्लैकमेलर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المبتز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

шантажист
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

chantagista
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

যে ব্যক্তি ব্ল্যাকমেল করে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

maître-chanteur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pemanah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Erpresser
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

恐喝者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

협박
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Blackmailer
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người tống tiền
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

blackmailer
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ब्लॅकमेलर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şantajcı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ricattatore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szantażysta
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шантажист
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

șantajist
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εκβιαστής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afperser
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

utpressare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

utpresseren
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of blackmailer

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BLACKMAILER»

The term «blackmailer» is regularly used and occupies the 61.028 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BLACKMAILER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «blackmailer» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «blackmailer» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about blackmailer

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLACKMAILER»

Discover the use of blackmailer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to blackmailer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Blackmailer
From the Academy Award nominated screenwriter of Breakfast at Tiffany's and The Manchurian Candidate comes a breathtaking story of murder and mischief… It's the story of a big-game hunter, fisherman, fighter, visitor to Cuba, drunk, and ...
George Axelrod, 2011
2
The Case of the Miami Blackmailer: The Fairlington Lavender ...
Private investigator Fairlington Lavender was considering the merit of downing another cup of coffee at his usual breakfast cafe when his cell phone rang.
S. N. Bronstein, 2010
3
A King's Ransom: The Life of Charles Thèveneau de Morande, ...
The first biography of one of the most important figures of pre-Revolutionary France.
Simon Burrows, 2010
4
Overcoming Law
The latter point is the simpler. Blackmail, because illegal, is clandestine, informal, and unorganized. This makes it difficult for a blackmailer to obtain information about a stranger that the latter for obvious reasons will take pains to keep secret.
Richard A. Posner, 1995
5
The Modest Blackmailer
Ginger Banks didn't want to get rich quickly, but he wanted a pension for life.
Irene White, 2000
6
Between Rock and a Hard Place: In Defense of Rock Hudson: ...
Continuing on the attack, Rhoden asked, "Did Rock Hudson explain to you why he felt an obligation to keep this "blackmailer" in the house until the "blackmailer's " car was repaired"? Miller's reply was unusual at best. His answer was because  ...
Robert Parker Mills, 2010
7
Defending the Undefendable
with a secret better off at the hands of a blackmailer than a gossip? With the gossip, all is lost; with the blackmailer, one can only gain, or at least be no worse off. If the price requested by the blackmailer is lower than the secret is worth, the ...
Block, Walter
8
The Case-book of Sherlock Holmes
The last twelve stories written about Holmes and Watson, these tales reflect the disillusioned world of the 1920s in which they were written.
Arthur Conan Doyle, 2004
9
The Power of Legitimacy: Assessing the Role of Norms in ...
In its simplest form, this approach asserts that the victim compares the expected costs and benefits of continuing a dispute to the costs and benefits of changing its behavior to meet the demands of the blackmailer. For coercion to succeed, the ...
Christopher Gelpi, 2003
10
The Shadow of the Wolf
The hypothesis was that Purcell had been, in effect, a blackmailer, and thatVarney had been his victim. Now, it must be admitted that Thorndyke held somewhat unconventional views on the subject of blackmail. He considered that a ...
R. Austin Freeman, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLACKMAILER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term blackmailer is used in the context of the following news items.
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His silence is golden: Why Modi won't speak on controversies
The elected government or a combine of the self-anointed and blackmailer? The answer will have a bearing on the future course of politics. «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
2
Cinema Ritrovato: Hudson, Bergman, Keaton – a feast of film under …
... including gems such as her Swedish film A Woman's Face (En Kvinnas Ansikte, 1938) in which she plays a disfigured and bitter blackmailer, ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Pretty Little Liars Season 6: Episode 6 trailer, A microchips the girls?
They're now back on the hunt for the person determined to destroy their lives, but we - and they - now know that the blackmailer in question is ... «melty.com, Jul 15»
4
'You will address me as Master:' Teen tells harrowing story of …
If she cut off contact, she feared the blackmailer would carry out his threat. “I felt like he had all control over me,” Molly said. “Once he has those ... «myfox8.com, Jul 15»
5
Book Review: 'Losing Faith' a Legal Thriller by Adam Mitzner
The Russian blackmailer is little more than a device to get the action started. We learn very little about how the Feds decided Littman was the ... «Blogcritics, Jul 15»
6
Najib in troubled times, high stakes for Asean centrality and algebra …
Sarawak Report had apparently been using tampered information from an alleged blackmailer. But it has come back with a vengeance, making ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
7
Chasing stories to death: The challenges of being a journalist
Labelling a journalist as a rumour monger, blackmailer, broker or troublemaker is a tool often used to discredit his work. But unscrupulous or ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
8
IG of Police summons Ekweremadu over alleged forgery
Already, they have procured a notorious female blackmailer from the United States who has been working for Senator Tinubu to handle the ... «National Accord, Jul 15»
9
HURIWA Uncovers Plot to Malign Saraki, Ekweremadu
... audio and audio-visual materials, and the importation of a professional female blackmailer from the USA, etc. to coerce the Senate helmsmen ... «THISDAY Live, Jul 15»
10
A Place to Call Home, Season 2
When the blackmailer turns up dead, the dilemma of what to do next is left up to Sarah and Roy Briggs (Frankie J. Holden), the trusting rancher ... «DVD Talk, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Blackmailer [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/blackmailer>. Apr 2024 ».
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