Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hostage-taker

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English

Syllables: hostage--tak-er
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Inflected Forms

hostage-takers (plural) hostage taker (alternative)

Questions

What does hostage-taker mean?: 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.

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