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extorquer — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • extort verb To obtain money or something else by threats, force, or abuse of power.

Senses

extorquer is used for these senses in English:

  • extort (transitive) To take or seize from an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity.