Definitionn. a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them
Last update: July 21, 2015
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Shadwell suggests that the real meaning is "fig-discoverer," not "fig-informer," referring to the blackmailer who discovers the "figs" (that is, the money) of the rich man and forces him to hand it over by the threat of bringing a criminal accusation against him. [Please select]
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I shall not forget it, nor the way you scored off the blackmailer Abel. [Please select]
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A blackmailer named H---- called, with photos of atrocities and letters and films. [Please select]
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Your blackmailer is a notorious saver of his skin. [Please select]
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"Bob Henderson isn't a thief or a blackmailer, whatever Mr." [Please select]
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Among the Camorrists of Italy that ideal is the successful blackmailer. [Please select]
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Why, if one blackmailer came to me, I swear a hundred did. [Please select]
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He's a blackmailer, who aims high--a broker in secrets, a scandal-peddler. [Please select]
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No blundering, clumsy Dutchman can make a blackmailer out of me by holding hands with that scoundrelly wife of mine. [Please select]
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The man might be a lunatic, a blackmailer, a burglar; by his odd mode of entry, he had laid himself open to every suspicion. [Please select]
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