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Recent Examples of kidnapper
After the woman brought Borges to the kitchen, the mother grabbed a knife and confronted the female kidnapper.
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Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Although all signs point to the woman's lecherous boss as her kidnapper, Morgan is convinced the Game Maker is ultimately behind the crime.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Had a kidnapper try to pull me inside his van at a bus stop in Arizona.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
During the rescue, one of the doctors is fatally shot by a kidnapper, who is later killed by the French team.
—Time, 21 Aug. 2025
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office The Context Stranger abduction is rare, as is news of a kidnapper attacking a mom to abduct her baby.
—Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
Authorities also do not have any information on the alleged kidnapper.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 18 Aug. 2025
As in Kurosawa’s film, the friends have swapped clothes, leading the kidnapper to snatch the chauffeur’s son rather than the mogul’s.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2025
The kidnapper is played by A$AP Rocky, who has somehow turned Testing into a lifetime headliner slot at Rolling Loud and a legitimate acting career.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 15 Aug. 2025
Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Although all signs point to the woman's lecherous boss as her kidnapper, Morgan is convinced the Game Maker is ultimately behind the crime.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Had a kidnapper try to pull me inside his van at a bus stop in Arizona.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
During the rescue, one of the doctors is fatally shot by a kidnapper, who is later killed by the French team.
—Time, 21 Aug. 2025
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office The Context Stranger abduction is rare, as is news of a kidnapper attacking a mom to abduct her baby.
—Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
Authorities also do not have any information on the alleged kidnapper.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 18 Aug. 2025
As in Kurosawa’s film, the friends have swapped clothes, leading the kidnapper to snatch the chauffeur’s son rather than the mogul’s.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2025
The kidnapper is played by A$AP Rocky, who has somehow turned Testing into a lifetime headliner slot at Rolling Loud and a legitimate acting career.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kidnapper
Noun
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Her abductor, 36-year-old Wolfgang Priklopil, had built a soundproof cellar beneath his home in Strasshof, Austria.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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However, the search took a dark turn when local police got another 911 call -- from Denise herself, bravely placed using her abductor’s cell phone.—
Mason Leath,
ABC News,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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An unidentified off-duty police officer and two family members were carjacked, and the carjacker suspect fled in the officer's personal vehicle.—
Rich Schapiro,
NBC news,
24 Aug. 2025
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Gill was waiting to pick up his wife from work when an armed carjacker opened fire in broad daylight.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
23 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Bobino Anti-theft Zipper Clip 2-pack This lightweight zipper clip can keep luggage, backpacks, purses, and other bags safe when traveling and protect your belongings from pickpockets.—
Aly Walansky,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Oct. 2025
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Afterwards, walk through the dazzling Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, pausing to admire the glass dome and beautiful mosaic floors (but beware of pickpockets).—
Laura Itzkowitz,
AFAR Media,
3 Oct. 2025
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From vengeful resurrections to satanic rituals, shoplifters waging war on capitalism to secret cults, shadow selves to harrowing births, these genre-defying films crown the Dolls as auteurs, protagonists, dreamers, and disruptors.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2025
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Back at the Dunwoody Police Department, the cops are unable to identify that shoplifter.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Kidnapper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kidnapper. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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