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capturer

  • a word derived from capture.
    capture
    verb (used with object)
    to take by force or stratagem; take prisoner; seize.

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He’s just such an extraordinary capturer of what it means to be a human being and to love and to believe in art.

From New York Times ● Aug. 9, 2022

Current methods of orbital capture usually require intense control of both the capturer and the target object.

From Slate ● May 19, 2021

But the corpse was the bailiff's property, till his claim was paid, and nought but the money would soften the iron capturer.

From The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 2 by Philip Wharton

The largest native Tahoe trout caught, of which there is any authentic record, was captured not far from Glenbrook and weighed 35 pounds, and, strange to say, its capturer was an amateur.

From The Lake of the Sky Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of California and Nevada, its History, Indians, Discovery by Frémont, Legendary Lore, Various Namings, Physical Characteristics, Glacial Phenomena, Geology, Single Outlet, Automobile Routes, Historic Towns, Early Mining Excitements, Steamer Ride, Mineral Springs, Mountain and Lake Resorts, Trail and Camping Out Trips, Summer Residences, Fishing, Hunting, Flowers, Birds, Animals, Trees, and Chaparral, with a Full Account of the Tahoe National Forest, the Public Use of the Water of Lake Tahoe and Much Other Interesting Matter by George Wharton James

The latter was then in high favor as the hero of Saratoga and the capturer of the invading army of Burgoyne.

From Something of Men I Have Known With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective by Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing) Stevenson