abductee

noun

ab·​duct·​ee ˌab-ˌdək-ˈtē How to pronounce abductee (audio)
: a person who has been abducted

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At one point a bulldozer showed up, all to hack away at the jail’s edifice in the hope of revealing a hidden cache of abductees. Richard Engel, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024 American, Egyptian, Israeli and Qatari interlocutors have been shuttling to Cairo, Doha and Paris in recent months in an attempt to hash out a ceasefire agreement that would see the release of the remaining abductees. Amelie Botbol, Sun Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024 Their families are using the 100-day mark for a new appeal to the government to prioritize bringing home the abductees. Julia Frankel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2024 The abductees who remain in the captivity of Hamas must be returned home. NBC News, 2 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for abductee 

Word History

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of abductee was in 1832

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“Abductee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abductee. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.

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