German word

Entführer

Pronunciation

IPA/ɛntˈfyːʁɐ/

Meaning

  • masculine nounkidnapper

Example

Der Entführer wurde verhaftet.

The kidnapper was arrested.

Illustration for Entführer (kidnapper)

More examples

Die Journalistin schrieb über den Entführer und seine Motive.

The journalist wrote about the kidnapper and his motives.

Core concept

A captor forcing a person away and keeping control over where that person can go.

Common phrases

  • den Entführer verhören

    interrogate the kidnapper

  • den Entführer verfolgen

    pursue the kidnapper

  • einen Entführer zur Strecke bringen

    capture the kidnapper

Similar words

Kidnapper: A criminal who kidnaps someone to demand ransom or another payment.
Geiselnehmer: Someone who takes hostages and holds them to make demands.
Verschlepper: Someone who forcibly transports a person to a distant location.
Menschenhändler: A trafficker who abducts and trades people for profit.

Definition in German

Person, die eine andere Person gegen den Willen verschleppt oder als Geisel festhält.

Word origin

Entführer is formed from the verb entführen, built with ent- meaning away or out and führen meaning lead, plus the agent suffix -er.

Usage tips

  • Entführer is a masculine noun with the plural form Entführer, so the article distinguishes singular der Entführer from plural die Entführer.

Other meanings

  • abductornoun

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