Kidnapper

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One who kidnaps; a man-stealer or child-stealer.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One who steals or forcibly carries away a human being; a manstealer.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A person who kidnaps someone.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)
  • noun. someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)
  • Word Usage
    ""I'm convinced that this kidnapper is a very well-educated man.""
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    captor  capturer  criminal  crook  felon  
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