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Noun: kidnaper  'kid`na-pur
Usage: US (=kidnapper)
  1. Someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)
    - kidnapper, abductor, snatcher

Derived forms: kidnapers

See also: kidnap

Type of: captor, capturer, criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw