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hostage

noun

1 hostage

A prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms.

synonym: surety.

Roget 754: prisoner, prisoner of war, POW, captive, inmate, detainee, hostage, abductee, detenu [Fr.], close prisoner.    jail bird, ticket of leave man, chevronne [Fr.].   

Roget 771: security; guaranty, guarantee; gage, warranty, bond, tie, pledge, plight, mortgage, collateral, debenture, hypothecation, ... show more

Dutch: gijzelaar
Polish: zakładnik


Moby thesaurus: bail, bond, captive, earnest, earnest money, escrow, gage, guaranty, handsel, hock, mainprise, pawn, pignus, pledge, prisoner, recognizance, replevin, replevy, security, surety ... show more.

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