kidnapper 1
noundomain: person
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)
Hypernym
captor 1
noun
a person who captures and holds people or animals
criminal 1
noun
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
EnglishDerivationally related form
kidnap 1
verb
take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
Hyponym
crimp 2
noun
someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers
shanghaier 1
noun
a kidnapper who drugs men and takes them for compulsory service aboard a ship
