hostage
🇺🇸
/ˈhɑːstɪdʒ/
🇬🇧
/ˈhɒstɪdʒ/
noun
C1
a person held by someone who threatens to harm them unless their demands are met
The robbers kept a bank employee as a hostage until they received the money.
translation
a person held by someone who threatens to harm them unless their demands are met
Word Forms
Plural
hostages