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# kidnapper

«kidnapper» in Mova's school dictionary: **A person who takes someone away by force or tricks and…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a kidnapper, kidnappers)

### meaning for a pupil

A person who takes someone away by force or tricks and keeps them as a prisoner, often to demand money. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kidnapper/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In stories, films and news: the kidnappers ask for a ransom. In safety lessons children learn never to go with strangers, to shout and run, and to tell a trusted adult. It tells the reader a serious crime is involved.

### examples

- The kidnappers asked for a huge ransom. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kidnapper/#x1)
- The police caught the kidnapper. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kidnapper/#x2)
- In the story, the children escaped from the kidnappers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kidnapper/#x3)
- Never go anywhere with a stranger. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kidnapper/#x4)
- The kidnapper wore a mask. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kidnapper/#x5)
- The detective tracked down the kidnappers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kidnapper/#x6)

### note

Double p: kidnapper, kidnapped, kidnapping (US sometimes kidnaper). Verb: kidnap. Safety: shout «Help, this is not my parent!», run to a safe place and tell an adult.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «kidnapper» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kidnapper/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.