kidnapper

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

kidnapper
    n 1: someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually
         for ransom) [syn: {kidnapper}, {kidnaper}, {abductor},
         {snatcher}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
   [1913 Webster]

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