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Kidnapper

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.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
kidnapper

1670s; see kidnap (though this word is attested a few years earlier).

Wiktionary
kidnapper

n. A person who kidnaps someone.

WordNet
kidnapper

n. someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom) [syn: abductor, snatcher]

Wikipedia
Kidnapper

Kidnapper may refer to:

  • Kidnapper (2010 film), a film by Kelvin Tong
  • Kidnapper (2013 film), a 2013 Bengali film by Rupak Majumdar
  • "Kidnapper" (song), by American band Blondie on the Plastic Letters album
  • A person who performs a kidnapping
Kidnapper (2010 film)

Kidnapper (绑匪 Bangfei) is a 2010 Singaporean thriller film about a kidnap set in Singapore. The first action-thriller film made by Kelvin Tong, it was a joint venture between Scorpio East Pictures of Singapore and RAM Pictures and PMP Entertainment from Malaysia. Tong opted for a thriller film as opposed to a full-fledged action film as he felt this was more realistic in Singapore saying "people here (in Singapore) don't run around with machine guns".

Kidnapper (2013 film)

Kidnapper is a 2013 Bengali film. The film was directed by Rupak Majumdar and produced by Arka Basu. The film's music was composed by Raja Narayan Deb. The film was released on 8 March 2013. The film is based on the lives of neglected children.

Usage examples of "kidnapper".

No matter what kind of cybered eyes any of the kidnappers had, Argent knew the Flash-pak was going to have an effect.

As Argent moved into the cramped cab area, the kidnapper riding shotgun fired his Manhunter from point-blank range.

A little before seven he received a call from Yami Amat, the news director at Caracol, and in the worst state of mind responded with a rash challenge to the kidnappers.

Hope those effing kidnappers meant it about giving Nerrity a week to collect the dough.

Langley was the scene of strange and eerie doings this day as a voice from the grave was offered as an extenuating circumstance by defence attorney Brice Mack during his opening remarks in the trial of Elliot Hoover, accused kidnapper of ten- year-old Ivy Templeton.

It was only in books that kidnappers had a handy stammer or a gold tooth, and a flat with a large colored oleograph of President Kennedy, or the Pope, or Marilyn Monroe on the wall.

But the way Rubella worked, a sympathetic magistrate would be asked to review evidence like this, circumstantial but yet shocking, then his condemnation would send the kidnappers straight to crucifixion or to the arena beasts.

John Condon from one police station, prison, or mug book to the next, despite the supposed connections of John Curtis, Gaston Means, and Morris Rosner to the kidnapper or kidnappers, all trace of Cemetery John had evaporated.

Unless the kidnapper wore a mask, the unblindfolded Sarah would have seen him.

Troy dos Caras kidnappers, but also stabbed to death before Bennest reached him.

Lady Widmore, declaring that she was in stitches, said that any kidnapper who thought to wring a groat out of a family that had not a feather to fly with must be so bottleheaded that even such a goosecap as Hester would be able to escape from his clutches.

She waved her hands and magically suspended that David Hasher kid and his kidnapper in mid air.

Lindbergh returned to Hopewell exhausted and finally beginning to believe the kidnappers had double-crossed him.

Today Dominic has positively identified the photostat as being one of the kidnappers, known to him as Peter.

It was Dempsey who made the first call to the Roundwood Garda station on his mobile phone and who also had the wit to immediately contact Garda headquarters and arrange for an all out alert for the kidnappers.