blackmail

BLACKMAIL noun

[ U ] uk/ˈblækmeɪl/ us
the crime of forcing someone to do something, or to pay you money, by saying you will tell another person something that they want to keep secret

шантаж
blackmail verb [ T ]

шантажировать
[ + into + doing sth ] They used the photographs to blackmail her into spying for them. blackmail er noun [ C ]

шантажист