hostage-taker

See also: hostage taker

English

Alternative forms

• hostage taker

Noun

hostage-taker (plural hostage-takers)

1. One who is responsible for capturing one or more people and using their detainment and the threat to their well-being as a means of gaining power and leverage in the pursuit of their interests.

Translations

Translations

• Dutch: gijzelnemer (nl) m, gijzelhouder (nl) m
• Faroese: gíslatakari m
• Finnish: kaappaaja (fi), panttivankien ottaja
• French: preneur d’otage m
• German: Geiselnehmer (de) m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: gisseltaker m

  Nynorsk: gisseltakar m

• Persian: گروگان‌گیر (gerogân-gir)
• Swedish: gisslantagare c