Meaning & use
Blackmailer
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A person who demands money or favors from someone by threatening to reveal damaging or embarrassing information about them.
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The blackmailer sent an anonymous letter threatening to expose the affair.
Detectives traced the blackmailer's messages to an old office computer.
A note on using this word
Blackmail is a crime in most legal systems, distinct from simple extortion in that it typically involves threats to disclose true but damaging information rather than physical harm.
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