Bully
Bully noun - A person who teases, threatens, or hurts smaller or weaker persons.
Extortionist and bully are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Extortionist" instead a noun "Bully".
Extortionist
Extortionist noun - A person who gets money from another by using force or threats.
Usage example: tortured by a gang of extortionists into revealing the combination for the money vault
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Synonyms for Extortionist
Bully and extortionist are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bully" instead a noun "Extortionist".
Nearby Words: extortion, extortioner
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- Intimidating Revenue Service: The IRS is portrayed as an extortionist bully that constantly makes accounting mistakes in its own favor.
Source: Film / Harry's War - An extortionist bully threatens Yugi and cheats at the shadow game, so he's made to wallow in a pit of trash while thinking that there's nothing but money raining everywhere.
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