ransom
noun
the redemption of a prisoner or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
ransomer
-
a word derived from
ransom.
Example Sentences
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The ransomer identified marks visible only on the back of the painting, proving that it was in his possession.
From Salon ● Nov. 14, 2015
Whom did God send into the earth to be the redeemer or ransomer of mankind?
From The Harp of God by J. F. (Joseph Franklin) Rutherford
But two mantles they leave and a tunic of beautiful texture, Seemly for wrapping the dead as the ransomer carries him homeward.
From Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 365, March, 1846 by Various
Since ransom means an exact corresponding price, the ransomer must be exactly like the perfect Adam in Eden.
From The Harp of God by J. F. (Joseph Franklin) Rutherford
Agias was full of protestations of delight at beholding his intercessor and ransomer.
From A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. by William Stearns Davis
