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.
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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.""
Etymologically Related
kidnap
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
captor
capturer
criminal
crook
felon
Hyponym
Words that are more specific
crimp
crimper
seizer
shanghaier
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
Bowie
abusers
adulterer
arsonist
assassin
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
manstealer