kidnapper

American  

[kid-nap-er] / ˈkɪdˌnæp ər /

noun

kidnappers plural

1. a person who kidnaps another.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• kidnappers
  plural

Example Sentences

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kidnapper kidnappers

Ali told the BBC: "They arrested the kidnapper, but we don't know what happened next."

From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026

The family has released two previous videos saying they are willing to speak with the potentail kidnapper, and asking to provide proof that her mother was alive.

From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2026

Rather than risk a military confrontation, they forced American troops to play the role of the sleazy kidnapper sneaking in windows.

From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2026

Bill Skarsgård plays the kidnapper, and the rest of the cast includes Dacre Montgomery, Cary Elwes, Colman Domingo and Al Pacino.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 4, 2026

Besides, she didn’t look like she could be part of a gang or some kind of kidnapper ring, so we followed the sweet-voiced woman as she led us deeper and deeper into the brush.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

Nigeria's military says it has rescued the widow of a retired general who himself had died at the weekend while being held by kidnappers.

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026

"The fact that these offenders – these kidnappers – have got it so wrong is concerning," Marks said.

From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2026

Isn’t tracking down possible kidnappers a good thing?

From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2026

President Trump on Monday told the New York Post that the kidnappers would face “very, very severe — the most severe” punishment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2026

Yes, he’d made the phone call to Jenny Yen on an untraceable “burner” phone, just like the kidnappers and spies always did in paperback thrillers.

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein