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English
Noun
kidnaper (plural kidnapers)
- Alternative spelling of kidnapper
Anagrams
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English kidnapper.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kidˈna.pɛr/
- Rhymes: -apɛr
- Syllabification: kid‧na‧per
Noun
kidnaper m pers (female equivalent kidnaperka)
- (rare) kidnapper (used especially for a kidnapper acting for ransom)
- Synonyms: porywacz, uprowadziciel
1980, Adam Ochocki, Reporter przed konfesjonałem, czyli, Jak się przed wojną robiło gazetę:Kiedy kidnaper zatelefonował i spytał, czy Budzynerowie zdecydowali się na wypłacenie okupu, matka chłopca wypytała go szczegółowo gdzie i kiedy mają złożyć pieniądze, w jakich banknotach, kiedy syn wróci do domu, czy jest zdrowy.- When the kidnapper telephoned and asked if the Budzyners had decided to pay the ransom, the boy's mother asked him in detail where and when they should deposit the money, in what banknotes, when the son would return home, whether he was healthy.
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Further reading
- kidnaper in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- kidnaper in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From kidnapírati.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kidnǎpeːr/
- Hyphenation: kid‧na‧per
Noun
kidnàpēr m (Cyrillic spelling кидна̀пе̄р)
- kidnapper
References
- “kidnaper”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from English kidnapper.
Pronunciation
Noun
kidnaper (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜇ᜔ᜈᜉᜒᜇ᜔)
- kidnapper
- Synonyms: mangingidnap, manggagabot
Further reading
- “kidnaper”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018