kidnapper
pronunciation
How to pronounce kidnapper in British English:
UK ['kɪdnæpə(r)]
How to pronounce kidnapper in American English:
US ['kɪdnæpə(r)]
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- Noun:
- someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)
Word Origin
- kidnapper (n.)
- 1670s; see kidnap (though this word is attested a few years earlier).
Example
- 1. And now you 've just a kidnapper , huh ?
- 2. We believe they are the kidnapper 's next victims .
- 3. His kidnapper was eventually tried on the mainland and executed by a firing squad .
- 4. Because I 'm gonna go see my kidnapper .
- 5. The kidnapper demanded ten thousand dollars .