"hostage-taker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hostage-takers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hostage-taker (plural hostage-takers)
  1. One who is responsible for capturing one or more people and using their detainment and the threat to their well-being as a means of gaining power and leverage in the pursuit of their interests. Wikipedia link: hostage-taker Synonyms: hostage taker Translations (Translations): gijzelnemer [masculine] (Dutch), gijzelhouder [masculine] (Dutch), gíslatakari [masculine] (Faroese), kaappaaja (Finnish), panttivankien ottaja (Finnish), preneur d’otage [masculine] (French), Geiselnehmer [masculine] (German), gisseltaker [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), gisseltakar [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), گروگانگیر (gerogân-gir) (Persian), gisslantagare [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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