kidnappee
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kidnappees
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Young Chang fairly howled with anguish at his inability to get Dictator Chiang to enter into the sort of negotiation which any orthodox kidnappee is usually eager to undertake with an orthodox kidnapper.
From Time Magazine Archive
But even though the Giant was making counterfeit geese, the King, in his generosity, would ship to the Giant one out of every thirty eggs laid by the kidnappee.
From Rastignac the Devil by Philip José Farmer
So I sunk half of mine and Caligula's capital in as elegant a layout of fresh and canned provisions as Burdick Harris or any other professional kidnappee ever saw in a camp.
From The Gentle Grafter by H. C. Greening
In the time since our last blog, Ian and Barbara have gone from grumpy kidnappees to fast allies, and the Tardis team is a proper power unit.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 28, 2013
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