| shanghaier | |
noun | |
| a kidnapper who drugs men and takes them for compulsory service aboard a ship |
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shang·hai (sh
ng-h
, shngh
)
ng-h, shngh)tr.v. shang·haied, shang·hai·ing, shang·hais
1. To kidnap (a man) for compulsory service aboard a ship, especially after drugging him.
2. To induce or compel (someone) to do something, especially by fraud or force: We were shanghaied into buying worthless securities.
