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captor

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cap·tor  (kptr, -tôr)
n.
One that takes another as a captive.

[Late Latin captor, hunter, from Latin capere, to seize; see kap- in Indo-European roots.]

captor [ˈkæptə]
n
a person or animal that holds another captive
[from Latin, from capere to take]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.captorcaptor - a person who captures and holds people or animals
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
abductor, kidnaper, kidnapper, snatcher - someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)
surpriser - a captor who uses surprise to capture the victim
liberator - someone who releases people from captivity or bondage

captor
noun jailer or gaoler, guard, keeper, custodian They did not know what their captors had planned for them.
Translations
captor [ˈkæptəʳ] Ncaptor(a) m/f, apresador(a) m/f
captor [ˈkæptər] n
[child, woman, hostage] → ravisseur m
(lawful) his captors → les auteurs mpl de son arrestation
[fish] → pêcheur m
captor
nderjenige, der jdn gefangen nimmt; his captors treated him kindlyer wurde nach seiner Gefangennahme gut behandelt; his captors were Ruritanianer wurde von Ruritaniern gefangen genommen; his captors later freed himman ließ ihn später wieder frei
captor [ˈkæptəʳ] n (lawful) → chi ha catturato; (unlawful) → rapitore/trice
he managed to escape from his captors → riuscì a sfuggire a quelli che l'avevano catturato
captor [ˈkæptəʳ] n (lawful) → chi ha catturato; (unlawful) → rapitore/trice
he managed to escape from his captors → riuscì a sfuggire a quelli che l'avevano catturato


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His captor was Burton Duff, the jailer, as white as death and bearing upon his brow the livid mark of the iron bar.
My captor merely strode up to the rostrum, the others making way for him as he advanced.
The girl watched all these things in growing wonder, and presently, no other of the Moaks seeming inclined to dispute the right of the Luud to her, she was led off by her captor toward the nearest tower.
 
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