Noun
hostage taker (plural hostage takers)
Alternative spelling of hostage-taker
hostage-taker (plural hostage-takers)
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.
hostage-taker
These techniques won’t work as well if the hostage-taker becomes aware of them, but based on available intelligence about your captor, he won’t likely read this. Source: Internet
One union source said the hostage-taker was known to law enforcement authorities and was on a security service watch list. Source: Internet