sokaiya
/ˈsəʊkaɪjə/noun
(复同单)
- a holder of shares in a Japanese company who tries to extort money from it by threatening to cause trouble for executives at a general meeting of the shareholders敲诈勒索股东(日本公司中的一种股东, 以恐吓要在股东年会上捣乱来向公司敲诈勒索钱财)。
词源
Japanese, from sōkai 'general meeting'+-ya 'dealer'.