hostage taker
hostage taker is the alternative spelling of hostage-taker.
Meaning of hostage-taker
Noun
hostage-taker (plural hostage-takers)
- 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.
Forms of hostage taker
| plural | hostage takers |
|---|
Questions about hostage taker
- What is hostage taker the alternative spelling of?
- Hostage taker is the alternative spelling of hostage-taker.
Words near hostage taker in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: hostage taker (page history and authors); hostage-taker (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Cite this entry: “hostage taker.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/hostage_taker. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.