kidnaper

Variant of kidnap

transitive verb kidnapped or kidnaped, kidnapping or kidnaping

  1. to steal (a child)
  2. to seize and hold or carry off (a person) against that person's will, by force or fraud, often for ransom

Origin: kid, + dial. nap: see nab

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