captor

[kap-ter]

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noun

a person who has captured a person or thing.

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Origin of captor

1640–50; < Late Latin, equivalent to cap(ere) to take + -tor -tor

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Innuendo: Two “punishers” strip down and start to seduce Theon as part of the mindgames enacted by his captor.
‘Game of Thrones’: Sex, Starks, and Nudity by the Numbers|Anna Klassen|June 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
These are not adversaries, or captor and his incarcerated captive.
Mads Mikkelsen On Playing the Tasty New Hannibal Lecter|Kevin Fallon|April 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Good Morning America anchor Juju Chang asked Smart how she had found the courage to testify against her captor Mitchell.
Elizabeth Smart on How She Survived Her Kidnapping|Liz Goodwin|March 12, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Reading his letter, I thought of the famous exchange between the Confederate soldier and his Yankee captor.
It's Time for Us to Go|Christopher Buckley|October 28, 2009|DAILY BEAST

Brooke managed to turn himself half round, presented his revolver at his captor, and fired.
A Boy's Voyage Round the World|The Son of Samuel Smiles
The other turned back and faced his captor with an expression which it was hard to read.
The Law of Hemlock Mountain|Hugh Lundsford
One was vainly endeavouring to free herself from the clutches of her captor, the other was intent on bringing her to the ground.
The Riddle of the Purple Emperor|Mary E. Hanshew and Thomas W. Hanshew
At last the party reached the very castle of Regnier, and here his captor broke the long silence.
History of the Rise of the Huguenots|Henry Baird
He was held tight as well and could not move, his captor being evidently a very powerful man.
The Hilltop Boys|Cyril Burleigh

British Dictionary definitions for captor

captor

noun

a person or animal that holds another captive

Word Origin for captor

C17: from Latin, from capere to take

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Word Origin and History for captor

captor

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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