Synonyms for "hostage-taker"

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Translations

11 translations across 9 languages.

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Dutch

2 entries

• gijzelhouder noun (Translations)
• gijzelnemer noun (Translations)

Faroese

1 entries

• gíslatakari noun (Translations)

Finnish

2 entries

• kaappaaja noun (Translations)
• panttivankien ottaja noun (Translations)

French

1 entries

• preneur d'otage noun (Translations)

German

1 entries

• Geiselnehmer noun (Translations)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries

• gisseltaker noun (Translations)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries

• gisseltakar noun (Translations)

Persian

1 entries

• گروگانگیر noun (Translations)

Swedish

1 entries

• gisslantagare noun (Translations)

Sample sentences

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The hostage-taker activated the timer of the bomb.

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