gijzelaar

Definitions of gijzelaar
  1. noun
    a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
    synonyms: gegijzelde
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    type of:
    arrestant, gearresteerde, gedetineerde, gevangene
    a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
  2. noun
    someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)
    synonyms: gijzelhouder, gijzelnemer, kidnapper, ontvoerder
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    type of:
    boosdoener, crimineel, delinquent, fijt, misdadiger, onderwereldfiguur, overtreder, schender, vogelvrijverklaarde
    someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
  3. noun
    a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it
    synonyms: gijzelhouder, gijzelnemer, rover, straatrover, struikrover, vliegtuigkaper
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