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secuestrador

kidnapper

noun seh-kwehs-trah-DOHR Rare

Also means

hijacker

Usage Note

Secuestrador refers to a person who kidnaps someone (secuestro de personas) or hijacks a vehicle (secuestro de avión). The feminine is secuestradora. The related verb is secuestrar and the noun for the act is secuestro. Note that secuestrador only denotes the criminal agent — there is no secondary neutral meaning.

Examples

"La policía capturó al secuestrador tras varios días."

Natural Translation

Police captured the kidnapper after several days.

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