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Definition:

A hostage-taker refers to an individual or a group of individuals who capture and hold hostages in order to make demands or achieve certain objectives, often for political or criminal reasons.

Sample Sentences:

1. The hostage-takers threatened to harm the captives if their demands were not met.
2. Law enforcement surrounded the building where the hostage-takers were hiding.
3. The negotiator worked tirelessly to secure the release of the hostages from the clutches of the hostage-takers.

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