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hostage negotiator

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.06 in modern English

Syllables
hostage ne-go-tia-tor
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who negotiates with a person, or groups of persons, for the release of a person, or groups of persons.

Etymology

Modern hostage negotiation principles began in 1972 when, then New York Police Detective Harvey Schlossberg, a police officer with a PHD in psychology, recognized the need for trained personnel in the intervention of hostage situations.

Inflected Forms

hostage negotiators (plural)

Questions

What does hostage negotiator mean?
A person who negotiates with a person, or groups of persons, for the release of a person, or groups of persons.
Where does hostage negotiator come from?
Modern hostage negotiation principles began in 1972 when, then New York Police Detective Harvey Schlossberg, a police officer with a PHD in psychology, recognized the need for trained personnel in the intervention of hostage situations.

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