KIDNAPPER

kidnapper, kidnaper, abductor, snatcher

(noun) someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

kidnapper (plural kidnappers)

A person who kidnaps someone.

Source: Wiktionary


Kid"nap`er, or; Kid"nap`per, n.

Definition: One who steals or forcibly carries away a human being; a manstealer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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APPROXIMATE

(adjective) not quite exact or correct; “the approximate time was 10 o’clock”; “a rough guess”; “a ballpark estimate”


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