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10 Language-to-English DictionariesKidnapper
/ˈkɪd.næp.ər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who unlawfully seizes and carries away a person by force or fraud.
"The police are searching for the kidnapper who took the child from the park." - 2
A person who engages in the act of kidnapping.
"The kidnapper was apprehended after a lengthy investigation."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'kidnapper' originates from the combination of 'kidnap', which itself is derived from the 17th-century English word 'kid', meaning 'child', and 'nap', an alteration of 'nab', meaning 'to seize'. The word has evolved to refer specifically to someone who unlawfully seizes and carries away a person by force or fraud.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Kidnapper" is said worldwide
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kidnappeur
Transliteration: kidnappeur
"La police recherche le kidnappeur."
Entführer
Transliteration: Entführer
"Die Polizei sucht nach dem Entführer."
rapitore
Transliteration: rapitore
"La polizia sta cercando il rapitore."
secuestrador
Transliteration: secuestrador
"La policía está buscando al secuestrador."
sequestrador
Transliteration: sequestrador
"A polícia está à procura do sequestrador."
अपहरणकर्ता
Transliteration: apaharanakarta
"पुलिस अपहरणकर्ता की तलाश कर रही है।"
绑架者
Transliteration: bǎngjià zhě
"警方正在寻找绑架者。"
납치범
Transliteration: napchibeom
"경찰이 납치범을 찾고 있습니다."
誘拐犯
Transliteration: yūkaihan
"警察は誘拐犯を探しています。"
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