kidnaper

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English

Noun

kidnaper (plural kidnapers)

  1. 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)

  1. (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)

  1. 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)

  1. kidnapper
    Synonyms: mangingidnap, manggagabot

Further reading

  • kidnaper”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018