captor
[kap-ter]
- a person who has captured a person or thing.
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Origin of captor
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Contemporary Examples
Innuendo: Two “punishers” strip down and start to seduce Theon as part of the mindgames enacted by his captor.
These are not adversaries, or captor and his incarcerated captive.
Good Morning America anchor Juju Chang asked Smart how she had found the courage to testify against her captor Mitchell.
Reading his letter, I thought of the famous exchange between the Confederate soldier and his Yankee captor.
Historical Examples
He changed his position so that he could see his captor better.
The AvengerE. Phillips Oppenheim
His captor chuckled for a few moments and then called out in Russian.
Poisoned AirSterner St. Paul Meek
Mad with rage and fright, he clawed and bit at the neck of his captor.
Creatures of the NightAlfred W. Rees
Baltasar complied, and captive and captor advanced to the horses.
If he is caught, he pays his captor ten arrow heads ransom for his life.
Boy Scouts HandbookBoy Scouts of America
captor
- a person or animal that holds another captive
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Word Origin
C17: from Latin, from capere to take
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Word Origin and History for captor
n.
1680s, from Latin captor "a catcher," agent noun from captus, past participle of capere "to take" (see capable). Earlier it meant "censor" (1640s). Fem. form captress recorded from 1867.
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