abductee

noun

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

Examples of abductee in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But in captivity, Artem met Nina, another Ukrainian abductee. Natalie Keyssar, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2024 According to a statement today from Israel's directorate in charge of abductees, 31 of the hostages are believed to be dead. Marin Scott, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2024 The gangs often take away the abductees’ passports and let their visas expire, creating immigration complications. Isabelle Qian, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2023 This is the testimony of a survivor, an abductee who was held captive by Hamas. Peter Aitken, Fox News, 4 Dec. 2023 One 85-year-old abductee, Yaffa Adar, keptprecise track of her days in captivity, her granddaughter proudly related. Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2023 Some of the innocent abductees included party-goers from the festival. Gabriele Regalbuto, Fox News, 18 Oct. 2023 Saturday's cold open brought back McKinnon's Miss Rafferty -- an alien abductee who goes through a rougher experience than her counterparts. Frank Pallotta, CNN, 22 May 2022 Her comic chops with characters like alien abductee Colleen Rafferty frequently drove castmates and guest hosts to lose it live on air. Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2022

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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 29 Mar. 2024.

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