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PRONUNCIATION OF KIDNAPPER

kidnapper  [ˈkɪdnæpə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KIDNAPPER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Kidnapper is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES KIDNAPPER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Kidnapper

Kidnapper may refer to: ▪ Kidnapper, a film by Kelvin Tong ▪ Kidnapper, a 2013 Bengali film by Rupak Majumdar ▪ "Kidnapper", by American band Blondie on the Plastic Letters album ▪ A person who performs a kidnapping...

Definition of kidnapper in the English dictionary

The definition of kidnapper in the dictionary is someone who kidnaps another person.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KIDNAPPER


catnaper
ˈkætˌnæpə
catnapper
ˈkætˌnæpə
dognaper
ˈdɒɡnæpə
dognapper
ˈdɒɡˈnæpə
kidnaper
ˈkɪdˌnæpə
knapper
ˈnæpə
napa
ˈnæpə
nappa
ˈnæpə
napper
ˈnæpə
petnaper
ˈpɛtnæpə
petnapper
ˈpɛtnæpə
schnapper
ˈʃnæpə
snapper
ˈsnæpə
snippersnapper
ˈsnɪpəˌsnæpə
whippersnapper
ˈwɪpəˌsnæpə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KIDNAPPER

kidnap
kidnapee
kidnaper
kidnaping
kidnapped
kidnappee
kidnapping
kidney
kidney bean
kidney disease
kidney dish
kidney donor
kidney failure
kidney machine
kidney ore
kidney stone
kidney transplant
kidney vetch
kidney-like
kidney-shaped

WORDS THAT END LIKE KIDNAPPER

capper
clapper
dapper
flapper
gapper
handicapper
lapper
mapper
pepper
rapper
red snapper
sapper
scrapper
slapper
strapper
swapper
tapper
trapper
wapper
wrapper
zapper

Synonyms and antonyms of kidnapper in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «kidnapper» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KIDNAPPER

Find out the translation of kidnapper to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of kidnapper from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «kidnapper» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

绑匪
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

secuestrador
570 millions of speakers

English

kidnapper
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अपहरणकर्ता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الخاطف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

похититель
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

seqüestrador
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ছেলেধরা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

kidnappeur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

penculik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Entführer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

誘拐犯
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

납치범
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kidnapper
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người bắt cóc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடத்திச்சென்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अपहरण करणारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çocuk hırsızı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rapitore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

porywacz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

викрадач
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

răpitor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απαγωγέα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ontvoerder
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kidnapper
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kidnapper
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of kidnapper

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KIDNAPPER»

The term «kidnapper» is quite widely used and occupies the 52.200 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KIDNAPPER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «kidnapper» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «kidnapper» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about kidnapper

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KIDNAPPER»

Discover the use of kidnapper in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to kidnapper and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Kristy and the Kidnapper
On a school trip to Washington, D.C., Kristy becomes involved in a mystery when she witnesses an attempted kidnapping.
Ann M. Martin, 2000
2
The Kootenay Kidnapper: A Tom Austen Mystery
After a young girl disappears and a boy is kidnapped, Tom Austen arrives in British Columbia with sidekick Dietmar Oban, and winds up exploring the Cody Caves to solve the mystery.
Eric Wilson, 2001
3
The Mystery of the Red Creek Valley Kidnapper
Surveillance Log Research Entry Number Four Red Creek Valley Kidnapper: August, four more girls are missing case still open. Officials have assigned two full time detectives to the case. Working 24/7. One lead, a resident reported having ...
D. Clarence Lee, 2008
4
The Kidnapper
Criminally insane Steve Collins kidnaps the four-year-old daughter of a wealthy industrialist and even after his quick temper causes the child's death, he continues the charade in hopes of still collecting the ransom
Robert Bloch, 1988
5
The Mysterious Kidnapper
Lai Kye Sheen. * Young Author Club * Young Author Club * ¢Mi flat/£01” 59: M' \ WW The Mysterious Kidnapper - it ! Lai Kye Sheen The Mysterious Kidnapper Written and illustrated by Lai Kye Sheen. Front Cover.
Lai Kye Sheen
6
1st June 2007. The Day the SAS found Madeleine's Kidnapper ...
What few will know is that the joint SAS/MI5 Search Team located her kidnapper at the local mafia hotel. Tony Blair was in power then, and we need to know why he did not order her rescue. He is after all an elected official. Undercover work is  ...
Chris Chambers
7
微观经济学原理(第2版)(清华经济学系列英文版教材):
Will the kidnapper release his victim? A kidnapper who has seized a hostage for ransom suddenly changes his mind. He wants to set his victim free but is afraid that the victim will go to the police. Although the victim promises not to do so, both  ...
Robert H. Frank, Ben Bernanke, 2003
8
Carolina Beach Music: The Classic Years
doug. and I would get together, we'd sit down and I'd play the chords, he'd plot them and we'd go from there,” Jewell and the Rubies keyboardist Hershey Deville told me. “When we came up with 'Kidnapper,' Doug and I were sitting there and ...
Rick Simmons, 2011
9
The Case Of The Disappearing Kidnapper
Cody Smith and his friend Maria encounter some strange suspected kidnappers in the Florida Keys. Cover-to-Cover Novel.
Dorothy Brenner Francis, 2001
10
Anyone You Want Me to Be: A True Story of Sex and Death on ...
If you don't identify the kidnapper within forty-eight hours, the child will in most cases be killed. What a profiler can provide depends on the type of case as well as the information you have to work with. For example, in a kidnapping, I could be  ...
John E. Douglas, Stephen Singular, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KIDNAPPER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term kidnapper is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Kidnapper of Amish sisters pleads guilty in St. Lawrence County …
Stephen M. Howells II and Nicole F. Vaisey have pleaded guilty in St. Lawrence County Court to kidnapping two Amish sisters last summer. «Syracuse.com, Jul 15»
2
Alleged Portsmouth kidnapper may strike plea deal
BRENTWOOD — One of three brothers charged with threatening to kill a Portsmouth woman held against her will inside a car may decide to ... «The Union Leader, Jul 15»
3
Boy, 11, fights off would-be kidnapper, police say
BATTLE CREEK, MI -- An 11-year-old boy was able to escape from a would-be kidnapper Tuesday. The boy told police that he was in the area ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»
4
Kidnapper gets 2 life terms for attacking food-delivery driver
A rescue worker walks by the scene of a collision between a vehicle and a tractor-trailer rig on Interstate 4 in Lake Mary, Monday, Sept. «Orlando Sentinel, Jul 15»
5
US Marshals nab suspected kidnapper; 2nd sought
Joshua Ty McCann was booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center shortly after 2 p.m. on Thursday by Gresham Police. «KOIN.com, Jul 15»
6
Jury trial set for alleged out-of-state carjacker, kidnapper in Romulus …
Police received a tip that a man fitting the description of the alleged carjacker/kidnapper was seen walking on Merriman Road in the area of ... «Southgate News Herald, Jul 15»
7
Friend of alleged kidnapper Matthew Muller can't believe charges
A long-time friend of accused kidnapper Matthew Muller said he was blown away by the allegations. Steve Reed has been best friends with ... «News10.net, Jul 15»
8
Brother Clings to Sister's Legs to Save Her from Would-Be …
A young girl has her brother to thank for helping her thwart her would-be kidnapper. The man tried to snatch Diavonnie Ingram on a busy ... «People Magazine, Jul 15»
9
Neighbor Spots Accused Kidnapper Cutting Through His Yard
Hidden from the road is a secluded house on the 6900 block of East Riverside Drive. Haymond Middleton, a registered sex offender, lists the ... «KEYE TV, Jul 15»
10
Kidnapper receives probation
BELTON — A San Antonio man convicted of kidnapping a relative after she moved to Killeen was sentenced to probation Tuesday in a Bell ... «The Killeen Daily Herald, Jul 15»

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