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Definition: KIDNAPER |
KIDNAPERNoun1. Alt. of Kidnapper |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Thief | Spoiler, depredator, pillager, marauder; harpy, shark, land shark, falcon, mosstrooper, bushranger, Bedouin, brigand, freebooter, bandit, thug, dacoit; pirate, corsair, viking, Paul Jones, buccaneer, buccanier; piqueerer, pickeerer; rover, ranger, privateer, filibuster; rapparee, wrecker, picaroon; smuggler, poacher; abductor, badger, bunko man, cattle thief, chor, contrabandist, crook, hawk, holdup man, hold-up, jackleg, kidnaper, rustler, cattle rustler, sandbagger, sea king, skin, sneak thief, spieler, strong-arm man. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: KIDNAPER |
| English words defined with "KIDNAPER": Plagiary. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "KIDNAPER" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. Serbo-Croatian (hi-jacker, kidnaper, kidnapper). |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | ![]() | You're a dirty kidnaper! [sic]. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Human Rights | Indonesia | The kidnaper surrendered to police before the child's parents paid the ransom. (references) |
Yemen | In February the kidnaper of three American tourists (in 1999) received a 12-year jail sentence. (references) | |
Yemen | In 2000 the court sentenced an individual who had kidnaped three German tourists in 1999 to 12 years in jail; the kidnaper of an American and a group of Europeans (in 1997) to 20 years; and two additional kidnapers to 15 years. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Language | Translations for "KIDNAPER"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Serbo-Croatian | kidnaper (hi-jacker, kidnapper). (various references) | |
Spanish | secuestrador (abductor, hijacker, kidnapper). (various references) | |
Turkish | adam kaçıran kimse (kidnapper), çocuk hırsızı (kidnapper). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "KIDNAPER": kidnapers. (additional references) | |
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"KIDNAPER" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: kidnaped, Kinneger, Midnapore. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-e-i-k-n-p-r" | |
-1 letter: pardine, pranked, prinked, ranpike. | |
-2 letters: daiker, danker, darken, denari, diaper, kidnap, kinder, kirned, narked, paiked, pained, paired, pander, panier, pardie, parked, pinder, pinked, pinker, rained, ranked, rapine, repaid, repand. | |
-3 letters: aider, aired, arpen, deair, denar, diker, dinar, diner, drain, drake, drank, drape, drink, inked, inker, irade, irked, knead, nadir, naked, padre, padri, paned. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-e-i-k-n-p-r" | |
+1 letter: kidnapers, kidnapper, spikenard. | |
+2 letters: kidnappers, spikenards. | |
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