Synonym of hostage

hostages

Synonym: surety,

captive pledge prisoner pawn security surety detainee earnest gauge gage guaranty internee scapegoat token victim sacrificial lamb guarantee insurance indemnity bond collateral backing bail warrant assurance indemnification deposit endorsement promise warranty monetary deposit protection cover safeguard underwriting asylum custody covenant contract safety measure agreement deal payment down payment coverage word undertaking oath commitment certificate recognisance recognizance compact obligation vow avowal pact engagement instalment installment parole troth counter solemn word poker chip hostage to fortune front money provision deed advance compensation escrow reimbursement life assurance allowance life insurance support written promise gambit forfeit financial guarantee financial protection certification attestation bargain understanding transaction settlement treaty charter testament concordat accord stake word of honour debenture convention prepayment retainer betrothal profession swearing espousal promissory note affirmation asseveration consent sacred word marriage stipulation word of honor affiance plight swear earnest money binder security deposit disbursement credit drop advance payment money up front part payment partial payment

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captive prisoner internee convict detainee slave bondsman capture con inmate POW gaolbird jailbird lag yardbird bondman bondservant bondwoman old lag prisoner of war enemy prisoner of war pow political prisoner kidnap victim female prisoner prisoness criminal felon offender lawbreaker trusty villain malefactor crook lifer lighty transport long-termer loser culprit repeater

surety guarantor sponsor backer patron bondsman mortgagor supporter underwriter promoter benefactor angel advocate financier friend grubstaker subsidizer champion benefactress Maecenas subsidiser sustainer mainstay godparent helper protagonist subscriber booster investor well-wisher another adherent bankroller philanthropist donor voucher guarantee protector defender guaranty sugar daddy donator fairy godmother contributor guardian upholder warrantor bailsman leader fan partisan guide sympathizer financer head encourager sympathiser front insurer fairy godparent patron saint second advocator gospeller apostle exponent tub-thumper hierophant espouser proponent ally herald gospeler expounder paladin endorser true believer high priest follower money staker white knight meal ticket adherent giver philanthrope benefactrice benefactrix altruist almsgiver apologist believer proposer collaborator Santa Claus disciple humanitarian enthusiast grantor bestower pleader propagandist savior campaigner vindicator votary crusader good Samaritan saviour Good Samaritan standard-bearer shareholder torch-bearer provider do-gooder spokesman stakeholder presenter conferrer spokesperson missionary seconder cash cow plugger heavy hitter groupie abettor escort prime mover bleeding heart good scout admirer rooter worshipper worshiper security propounder patroness mark aid assistant funder supplier spokeswoman favorer bolsterer reader lobbyist fighter moneymaker evangelist capitalist stockholder gift giver member warden Lady Bountiful henchman amoroso gigolo interested party partner colleague battler challenger heroine venture capitalist social reformer pillar support suspender paraclete bearer brace abider regular reader attester signer customer idolizer speaker participant associate counsellor pioneer reformer activist financial support cavaliere servente Robin Hood counselor convert pupil speaker for battler for spokeswoman for spokesperson for spokesman for campaigner for regular customer team member acolyte fellow traveller confederate bedfellow abetter fighter for crusader for epigone subject votarist quisling conspirator accomplice fraternizer partizan money-spinner source of steady profit golden goose devotee fellow traveler proselyte vassal soldier liegeman sectary aficionado buff fanatic addict servant man guard zealot hanger-on bodyguard preserver minder custodian fancier bug idolater aficionada freak junkie fiend hound nut cat watchdog ombudsman keeper chaperone sentry handler caretaker tutelary bulwark hero hired gun tower of strength guardian angel knight in shining armour

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