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
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
What does the divine law definitely require as to the qualification of the redeemer or ransomer?
From The Harp of God by J. F. (Joseph Franklin) Rutherford
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
The lamb pictured the one who should be the ransomer or redeemer of mankind.
From The Harp of God by J. F. (Joseph Franklin) Rutherford
