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Hostage
/ˈhɒstɪdʒ/
A person held against their will to guarantee the fulfillment of a demand or as a security.
Synonyms:
prisoner
captive
detainee
pawn
Antonyms:
This word has no antonyms
Examples:
"Where are the
hostages
?
Are we going to kill our
hostage
?
"Good, can you get the
hostages
there?"
Etymology:
Middle English, from Old French
hostage
, alteration of
ostage
, from Medieval Latin
hostaticus
, from Latin
obsidatus
, from
obses
.
Usage Statistics:
16 mentions per 1 million words
Moderate
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