noun
blackmail; extortion; racketeering
The act of threatening to reveal secrets or cause harm in order to obtain money or favors.
See also: 強請 (きょうせい)
彼は上司の秘密をネタにゆすりを働いた。
He blackmailed his boss using the boss's secret.
ゆすりは立派な犯
noun
blackmailer; extortionist
A person who engages in blackmail or extortion. Often used in compounds like ゆすり屋.
あの男はゆすりだ。警察に通報しよう。
That man is a blackmailer. Let's report him to the police.
ゆすり屋が逮捕された。
The extortionist was arrested.
Blackmail is a serious crime.
Rare kanji form; the reading ゆすり is not obvious from the kanji.
Rare kanji form; may be misread as きょうせい.
Derived from the verb 揺する (yusuru, 'to shake'), referring to the act of shaking someone down for money. The kanji 強請 is an ateji assignment based on meaning.