Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun kidnapper

1 sense of kidnapper

Sense 1
kidnapper, kidnaper, abductor, snatcher -- (someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom))
       => criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor -- (someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime)
       => captor, capturer -- (a person who captures and holds people or animals)