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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

恐吓者

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kǒnghèzhě

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Intimidator/ˈɪn.tɪ.mɪ.deɪ.tər/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #14500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"警方正在搜捕这名惯犯恐吓者。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who frightens or overawes someone, especially in order to make them do what they want.

    "The union boss was known as an intimidator who routinely silenced opposition among the workers."
  2. 2

    Something that causes extreme fear, hesitation, or a sense of being overwhelmed.

    "The final calculus exam proved to be a real intimidator for the freshman students."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the late Latin verb 'intimidare', formed from 'in-' (into, to make) and 'timidus' (fearful, timid), entering English in the 17th century. The suffix '-or' was later added to denote the agent who performs the action of frightening or overawing others.

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