One who is responsible for capturing one or more people and using their detainment and the threat to their well-being as a means of gaining power and leverage in the pursuit of their interests.

plural of wife-taker

plural of double taker

plural of liberty taker

(mining, historical) A person employed to unhook the wagons at self-acting inclines.

plural of taker-off

(cricket) A person who takes a wicket in the game of cricket

plural of wicket taker

(archaic) A person employed to collect admission tickets at a theatre or on a train, etc.

plural of check-taker