kidnapper

🇺🇸 /ˈkɪdnæpər/ 🇬🇧 /ˈkɪdnæpə(r)/
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noun
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Someone who steals another person and holds them captive, usually to get money for their return.

The police were searching for the kidnapper who had taken the child from the park.

translation

n. Someone who steals another person and holds them captive, usually to get money for their return.

Word Forms

Plural kidnappers