kidnaper

• Person, die widerrechtlich einen anderen Menschen entführt und gefangen hält, meist um Lösegeld oder andere Forderungen zu erpressen.

A person who unlawfully seizes and detains another individual, typically for ransom or other demands.

1. Criminal abductorB2formal

   A person who unlawfully takes and holds someone against their will, often to demand a ransom.

   Entführer

   • The kidnapper demanded a large sum of money for the victim's release.
   • Police are searching for the kidnapper who took the child from the park.
   • The kidnapper was arrested after a lengthy investigation.

   Synonymeabductorsnatcher