"hostage taker" meaning in English

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "hostage takers",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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      "expansion": "hostage taker (plural hostage takers)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "word": "hostage-taker"
        }
      ],
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          "source": "w"
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      "glosses": [
        "Alternative spelling of hostage-taker"
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "word": "hostage taker"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "hostage takers",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
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      "expansion": "hostage taker (plural hostage takers)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "hostage-taker"
        }
      ],
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        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative spelling of hostage-taker"
      ],
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      ],
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    }
  ],
  "word": "hostage taker"
}