Meaning & use
Kidnaper
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A person who unlawfully seizes and carries away another person, typically to hold them captive or demand a ransom; a variant spelling of "kidnapper."
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Police tracked down the kidnaper within hours of the ransom demand.
The film follows a detective racing to find the child's kidnaper before it's too late.
A note on using this word
"Kidnapper" (with double p) is the far more common spelling; "kidnaper" appears mainly as a recognized but less frequent American variant.
Words with a similar meaning
abductor
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