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kidnapper

[kid-nap-er] / ˈkɪdˌnæp ər /
NOUN
abductor
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Just over a week into the search, when the FBI released footage of the suspected kidnapper, it seemed that the suspect's capture was imminent.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

Bill Skarsgård plays the kidnapper, and the rest of the cast includes Dacre Montgomery, Cary Elwes, Colman Domingo and Al Pacino.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026

The two leaders work together in order to rescue the PM's husband, unmask the kidnapper and blackmailer, and bring those responsible to justice.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025

The caller reported the suspected kidnapper was driving a black Hyundai Sonata, police announced in a news release.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2025

Besides, she didn’t look like she could be part of a gang or some kind of kidnapper ring, so we followed the sweet-voiced woman as she led us deeper and deeper into the brush.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall




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