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SHANGHAIER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does shanghaier mean? 

SHANGHAIER (noun)
  The noun SHANGHAIER has 1 sense:

1. a kidnapper who drugs men and takes them for compulsory service aboard a shipplay

  Familiarity information: SHANGHAIER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SHANGHAIER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A kidnapper who drugs men and takes them for compulsory service aboard a ship

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

seizer; shanghaier

Hypernyms ("shanghaier" is a kind of...):

abductor; kidnaper; kidnapper; snatcher (someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom))

Derivation:

shanghai (take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship)


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