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extortioner

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noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English extortion Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English extortioner From extortion + -er.

  1. Someone who extorts; an extortionist.

    But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be […] an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.