extortionist是什么意思

2024-01-03 09:59:17

extortionist

美[ɪkstɔːʃnɪst] 英[ɪkstɔːʃnɪst]

n. 强求者；勒索者；[律]勒索钱财

近义词：criminal，gangster，blackmailer，coercer，crook，extortioner，

Noun

a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them

用作名词(n.)

I endured a rough train ride because I refused to pay the extortionist prices for a first class sleeper.由于我拒绝付给那些强求者一等舱卧铺的价钱，所以不得不忍受了一个糟糕的火车旅程。
His act reminded us of that of an extortionist.他的行为使我们联想起勒索者。