seizer

Other forms: seizers

Definitions of seizer
  1. noun
    a kidnapper who drugs men and takes them for compulsory service aboard a ship
    synonyms: shanghaier
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    type of:
    abductor, kidnaper, kidnapper, snatcher
    someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)
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