captor (redirected from captors)

cap·tor  (kptr, -tôr)

n.

One that takes another as a captive.

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

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captor [ˈkæptə]

n

a person or animal that holds another captive

[from Latin, from capere to take]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

captor - a person who captures and holds people or animals capturer 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

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captor

noun jailer or gaoler, guard, keeper, custodian They did not know what their captors had planned for them.

Translations

captor [ˈkæptəʳ] N → captor(a) m/f, apresador(a) m/f

captor [ˈkæptə^r] n

[child, woman, hostage] → ravisseur m

(lawful) his captors → les auteurs mpl de son arrestation

[fish] → pêcheur m

captor

n → derjenige, der jdn gefangen nimmt; his captors treated him kindly → er wurde nach seiner Gefangennahme gut behandelt; his captors were Ruritanian → er wurde von Ruritaniern gefangen genommen; his captors later freed him → man 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