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kidnaper

WordNet
The soldier Rinaldo is kidnapped by the queen Armida. Rinaldo has taken off his uniform and lies in the forest with Armida. Amor looks over Armidas shoulder. Two soldiers are hiding in the woods on the right.
The soldier Rinaldo is kidnapped by the queen Armida. Rinaldo has taken off his uniform and lies in the forest with Armida. Amor looks over Armidas shoulder. Two soldiers are hiding in the woods on the right.
  1. (n) kidnaper
    someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)
Illustrations
After kidnapping Proserpina, Pluto takes her to the underworld. Then he drives back to the world with his victory car.
After kidnapping Proserpina, Pluto takes her to the underworld. Then he drives back to the world with his victory car.
A centaur kidnaps a naked woman while she is bathing. In the background the other women bathing in a pond. The moral of the story teaches that it is better to die than to live in shame
A centaur kidnaps a naked woman while she is bathing. In the background the other women bathing in a pond. The moral of the story teaches that it is better to die than to live in shame
The Trojan Queen Hekabe is kidnapped by Greek soldiers to become the slave girl of Commander-in-Chief Agamemnon. Title in Latin in the bottom margin.
The Trojan Queen Hekabe is kidnapped by Greek soldiers to become the slave girl of Commander-in-Chief Agamemnon. Title in Latin in the bottom margin.
Pluto, king of the underworld, kidnaps Proserpina, the daughter of Ceres. Pluto's car is driven by Amor.
Pluto, king of the underworld, kidnaps Proserpina, the daughter of Ceres. Pluto's car is driven by Amor.
At the bottom are Adam and Eve, above that a man kidnaps a woman and at the top are a woman and a satyr.
At the bottom are Adam and Eve, above that a man kidnaps a woman and at the top are a woman and a satyr.
Capture and kidnapping of Prince Wilhelm von Fürstenberg, 16 February 1674. In the night the prince is ambushed and taken into a carriage. Above a cartouche depicting a tub that is falling apart: the machinations of France falling to pieces. Around this are several French ministers and army commanders. The print is accompanied by a text sheet with a text in 2 columns with an explanation of the numbers 1-32 in Dutch.
Capture and kidnapping of Prince Wilhelm von Fürstenberg, 16 February 1674. In the night the prince is ambushed and taken into a carriage. Above a cartouche depicting a tub that is falling apart: the machinations of France falling to pieces. Around this are several French ministers and army commanders. The print is accompanied by a text sheet with a text in 2 columns with an explanation of the numbers 1-32 in Dutch.
The kidnapping in a carriage of Miss Catharina van Orleans from The Hague to Kuilenburg by order of JD de Mortaigne, 17 March 1664. Printed on the back with text in Dutch.
The kidnapping in a carriage of Miss Catharina van Orleans from The Hague to Kuilenburg by order of JD de Mortaigne, 17 March 1664. Printed on the back with text in Dutch.
Pluto kidnaps Proserpina, Ceres's daughter, with the help of the hellhound Cerberus. Cupid is sitting on Pluto's car.
Pluto kidnaps Proserpina, Ceres's daughter, with the help of the hellhound Cerberus. Cupid is sitting on Pluto's car.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
  1. Kidnaper
    One who steals or forcibly carries away a human being; a manstealer.
Quotations
Andy Warhol
Being born is like being kidnapped. And then sold into slavery.
Andy Warhol
Usage in the news

Christie Marceau kidnapping details revealed. nzherald.co.nz

Amanda Seyfried on Playing the Masochistic Kidnapping Victim in 'Gone' (Video). hollywoodreporter.com

Chattanooga city worker charged with kidnapping, rape. timesfreepress.com

Kidnapping Suspect Bears Sign of Militancy Elsewhere. nytimes.com

Fairbanks police say a gun misfire may have saved a Fairbanks woman from a man who had kidnapped her, sexually assaulted her and turned a gun on her at the Tanana River dike at the end of Peger Road early Thursday. newsminer.com

WTOK's statewide network partner, WLOX-TV, reported that a Mississippi oil worker was kidnapped off an oil rig on the Nigerian coast. tok.com

Police say two people were kidnapped from this Newport Beach home. abclocal.go.com

An investigation is under way into the alleged kidnapping of a Newport Beach couple. abclocal.go.com

Man threw Molotov cocktail , kidnapped woman. baltv.com

Kidnapped boy to remain with foster family. abclocal.go.com

A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge has reversed the 2002 rape and kidnapping conviction of former Long Beach Poly football standout Brian Banks. latimes.com

Tourist Kidnappings Ravage Kenyan Resort Area. foxnews.com

Tourists kidnappings ravage Kenyan tourist area. msnbc.msn.com

Alejandro Solalinde has become well known in Mexico after enduring death threats for publicly denouncing drug gangs and police who rob and kidnap Central American migrants crossing Mexico to reach the United States. thecalifornian.com

Critics of Israel's decision to exchange 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit predicted it would happen. commentarymagazine.com

Usage in scientific papers

We can imagine dozens of different criminal purposes for which the primitive individuals could be kidnapped, tortured and even killed, including ab ject topics such as ‘high gastronomy’ and sadist games.
Brane Worlds, the Subanthropic Principle and the Undetectability Conjecture

The killers also kidnapped three girls during the same attack, authorities said, and one of the girls was found wounded on a nearby road.
Centroid-based summarization of multiple documents: sentence extraction, utility-based evaluation, and user studies

One of four people accused along with former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has agreed to testify against him in a case involving possible hijacking and kidnapping charges, a prosecutor said Wednesday.
Inferring Strategies for Sentence Ordering in Multidocument News Summarization

Usage in literature

Jules had been kidnapped and tampered with by the Catholics. "Jacques Bonneval" by Anne Manning

Father was kidnapped Monday noon. "The Radio Boys on the Mexican Border" by Gerald Breckenridge

But their complexion is as dark as that of their kidnapped forefathers. "Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 11, No. 22, January, 1873" by Various

Four hundred boys and as many girls were once kidnapped and torn from their relations. "Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala" by Various

That's why we decided to kidnap Ferrier. "A Dream of the North Sea" by James Runciman

Sometimes during that terrible ride Lablache found time to wonder what was the object of these people in thus kidnapping him. "The Story of the Foss River Ranch" by Ridgwell Cullum

They lynched you if they didn't like you enough, and if they liked you too much they kidnapped you. "Christopher and Columbus" by Countess Elizabeth Von Arnim

You'd oughter been lookin' after them kidnapers three hours ago. "The Daughter of Anderson Crow" by George Barr McCutcheon

I thought they only kidnapped kids. "Campfire Girls in the Allegheny Mountains" by Stella M. Francis

Whether this was kidnapping or not is for the reader to decide for himself. "The Underground Railroad" by William Still

Usage in poetry
E'en the maid
With whom he frets me--with the hope of whom
He seemed to joy in paying me the service,
Which he would not allow me to do gratis -
This very maid is not his daughter--no,
She is a kidnapped Christian child.
"Nathan The Wise - Act IV" by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing Author object (262)