kidnapper

kidnapper
A person who kidnaps someone.
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  • kidnapper — [ kidnape ] v. tr. <conjug. : 1> • 1931; h. 1861; angl. amér. to kidnap, de kid « enfant » et to nap « saisir » ♦ Enlever (une personne), en général pour en tirer une rançon. Kidnapper la fille d un milliardaire. Elle s est fait kidnapper… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • kidnapper — KIDNÁPPER, kidnápperi, s.m. Autor al unui kidnapping. (din amer. kidnapper) Trimis de tavi, 13.09.2007. Sursa: MDN  KIDNÁPPER s.m. (Americanism) Răpitor, autor al unui kidnapping. [< americ. kidnapper]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.05.2005.… …   Dicționar Român

  • kidnapper — index criminal Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • kidnapper — 1670s; see KIDNAP (Cf. kidnap) (though this word is attested a few years earlier) …   Etymology dictionary

  • kidnapper — /kidˈnapper, ingl. ˈkɪdˌnæpə(r)/ [vc. ingl., V. kidnapping] s. m. e f. inv. rapitore, sequestratore di bambino …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • kidnapper — kid·nap (kĭd’năp′) tr.v. kid·napped, kid·nap·ping, kid·naps or kid·naped or kid·nap·ing ▸ To abduct or confine (a person) forcibly, by threat of force, or by deceit, without the authority of law. ╂ [ KID(Cf. ↑kid), child + nap, to snatch (perhaps …   Word Histories

  • Kidnapper — Kidnaper Kid nap er (k[i^]d n[a^]p [ e]r), or Kidnapper Kid nap per, n. One who steals or forcibly carries away a human being; a manstealer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Kidnapper — Kid|nap|per der; s, <aus gleichbed. engl. kidnapper> jmd., der kidnappt …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • kidnapper — kidnap ► VERB (kidnapped, kidnapping; US also kidnaped, kidnaping) ▪ abduct and hold (someone) captive, typically to obtain a ransom. ► NOUN ▪ an instance of kidnapping. DERIVATIVES kidnapper noun …   English terms dictionary

  • kidnapper — noun see kidnap …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Kidnapper — Unter einer Entführung versteht man einen kriminellen Akt, bei dem eine Person oder Personengruppe, häufig auch ein Kind (daher engl. auch kidnapping), teilweise auch eine Sache (Flugzeugentführung) mit Gewalt oder heimlich an einen anderen Ort… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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