Defenition of the word hostage

• Defenition of the word hostage

  • A person or entity which is held by a captor in order to compel another party to act or refrain from acting in a particular way.
  • a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms

Synonyms for the word hostage

• • captive
  • convict
  • criminal
  • detainee
  • inmate
  • jailbird
  • prisoner
  • surety

Similar words in the hostage

• • hostage
  • hostage's
  • hostages

Hypernyms for the word hostage

• • captive
  • prisoner

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