Kidnapper

  • 1kidnapper — [ kidnape ] v. tr. <conjug. : 1> • 1931; h. 1861; angl. amér. to kidnap, de kid « enfant » et to nap « saisir » ♦ Enlever (une personne), en général pour en tirer une rançon. Kidnapper la fille d un milliardaire. Elle s est fait kidnapper… …

    Encyclopédie Universelle

  • 2kidnapper — KIDNÁPPER, kidnápperi, s.m. Autor al unui kidnapping. (din amer. kidnapper) Trimis de tavi, 13.09.2007. Sursa: MDN  KIDNÁPPER s.m. (Americanism) Răpitor, autor al unui kidnapping. [< americ. kidnapper]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.05.2005.… …

    Dicționar Român

  • 3kidnapper — index criminal Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 4kidnapper — 1670s; see KIDNAP (Cf. kidnap) (though this word is attested a few years earlier) …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 5kidnapper — /kidˈnapper, ingl. ˈkɪdˌnæpə(r)/ [vc. ingl., V. kidnapping] s. m. e f. inv. rapitore, sequestratore di bambino …

    Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • 6kidnapper — kid·nap (kĭd’năp′) tr.v. kid·napped, kid·nap·ping, kid·naps or kid·naped or kid·nap·ing ▸ To abduct or confine (a person) forcibly, by threat of force, or by deceit, without the authority of law. ╂ [ KID(Cf. ↑kid), child + nap, to snatch (perhaps …

    Word Histories

  • 7Kidnapper — Kidnaper Kid nap er (k[i^]d n[a^]p [ e]r), or Kidnapper Kid nap per, n. One who steals or forcibly carries away a human being; a manstealer. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 8Kidnapper — Kid|nap|per der; s, <aus gleichbed. engl. kidnapper> jmd., der kidnappt …

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  • 9kidnapper — kidnap ► VERB (kidnapped, kidnapping; US also kidnaped, kidnaping) ▪ abduct and hold (someone) captive, typically to obtain a ransom. ► NOUN ▪ an instance of kidnapping. DERIVATIVES kidnapper noun …

    English terms dictionary

  • 10kidnapper — noun see kidnap …

    New Collegiate Dictionary