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Noun: shanghaier  ,shang'hI-u(r)
  1. A kidnapper who drugs men and takes them for compulsory service aboard a ship
    "The shanghaier lured unsuspecting sailors into a trap, forcing them into maritime labour"

Derived forms: shanghaiers

Type of: abductor, kidnaper [US], kidnapper, snatcher