Definitions for kidnapper
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
kid•napˈkɪd næp(v.t.)-napped; -naped, -nap•ping; -nap•ing.
to carry off (a person) by force or fraud, esp. for use as a hostage or to extract ransom; abduct.
Origin of kidnap:
1675–85; kid1+nap, var. of nab
kid′nap•per(n.)kid′nap•er
Princeton's WordNet
kidnapper, kidnaper, abductor, snatcher(noun)
someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
kidnapper(noun)ˈkɪd næp
sb who kidnaps a person
Her kidnappers refused to negotiate.
Wiktionary
kidnapper(Noun)
A person who kidnaps someone.
Webster Dictionary
Kidnapper(noun)
one who steals or forcibly carries away a human being; a manstealer
Translations for kidnapper
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
kidnapper(noun)
to carry off (a person) by force, often demanding money in exchange for his safe return
He is very wealthy and lives in fear of his children being kidnapped.
- ontvoerderAfrikaans
- مُخْتَطِفArabic
- похитителBulgarian
- raptorPortuguese (BR)
- únosceCzech
- der EntführerGerman
- kidnapper; bortførerDanish
- απαγωγέαςGreek
- secuestradorSpanish
- inimröövijaEstonian
- آدم رباFarsi
- kidnappaajaFinnish
- ravisseur/-euseFrench
- חוֹטֶףHebrew
- अपहर्ताHindi
- otimačCroatian
- emberrablóHungarian
- penculikIndonesian
- mannræningiIcelandic
- rapitore, rapitrice, sequestratore, sequestratriceItalian
- 誘かい者Japanese
- 유괴범Korean
- pagrobėjasLithuanian
- (bērnu) nolaupītājsLatvian
- penculikMalay
- ontvoerderDutch
- kidnapperNorwegian
- porywaczPolish
- آدم رباPersian
- انسان تښتونكېPashto
- raptorPortuguese
- răpitorRomanian
- похитительRussian
- únoscaSlovak
- ugrabiteljSlovenian
- kidnaperSerbian
- kidnappareSwedish
- คนลักพาตัวThai
- adam kaçıranTurkish
- 綁架者Chinese (Trad.)
- викрадач дітей, людейUkrainian
- اغوا کرنے والا شخصUrdu
- kẻ bắt cócVietnamese
- 绑架者Chinese (Simp.)
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