kidnapper
noun[C]
(USalsokidnaper)uk/ˈkɪd.næp.ər/us/ˈkɪd.næp.ɚ/someone whotakesapersonawayillegallybyforce, usually inordertodemandmoneyinexchangeforreleasingthem:
His kidnappersreleasedhim without anyconditions.
Her kidnappersdemandeda $150,000ransom.
See
kidnap
- The kidnappersseized21hostageson theplane.
- Sheurgedthe kidnappers tofreeherson.
- Theallegedkidnappercommittedsuicidelate lastnight.
Miscellaneous criminals
- arsonist
- artifice burglar
- bigamist
- bioterrorist
- black hat
- distraction burglar
- distraction thief
- drug dealer
- embezzler
- expropriator
- looter
- lowlife
- lynch mob
- man of straw
- money launderer
- shicer
- shoplifter
- small-timer
- smuggler
- snatcher