kidnapper
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- noun
- /ˈkɪdˌnæpər/
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- Kids can't play catch with their friends because a kidnapper might be lurking behind the residential bushes.
When paid to a kidnapper, it's called a ransom.
- When paid to a kidnapper, it's called a ransom.
- Apparently, his real name is Kenneth Bianchi, an American serial killer, kidnapper and rapist.
- One of the problems that did arise in ancient Greece was there were what we call hunters of men, kidnappers.
- This is me giving a little message to my kidnappers who let me out for the day so that I could shoot this video for Vanity Fair.
- I'm sort of to one side, which is if my kids kidnappers dropped their iPhone during the abduction, I know what I want to happen.
- Now, today is Thursday, and Haitian kidnappers love the party on Saturday night.
- Maybe you are a kidnapper, Ronnie, maybe you're a pervert.
- We're talking about feelings, kidnappers feelings, Yeah, which drives everything.
Examples
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Six policemen quickly pursued and exchanged shots with the kidnappers, but no one was injured.
Academic text (1998) -
I will not be known as a kidnapper of children.
Fiction book (2001) -
I am no kidnapper, sir.
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After all, the kidnapper would probably come and get him, too.
Fiction book (1996) -
When paid to a kidnapper, it's called a ransom.
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The boy knew this was what kidnappers usually did.
Fiction book (1998) -
- You don't seem like a kidnapper.
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How do I know you're not a kidnapper?
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With Jack's help, Ralph subdues the kidnappers and finds Tim in a nearby shed.
Blog text (8) -
The police released a sketch to help identify the kidnapper who took the girl from her yard.
Synonyms
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6.1
A person or animal that takes and holds another living thing, often by force
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8.2
A person who takes and holds someone illegally to demand money
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8.5
A person who takes someone by force and demands money for their return
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6.6
A person who catches and keeps people or animals
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Morphology
Etymology
The word kidnapper comes from kid ('child') and nap (an old word meaning 'to grab', like the modern nab 'to catch'). So a kidnapper is someone who grabs a child, and today the word means a person who takes and keeps someone, often to ask for money.