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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

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 James, George Wharton

He had seized the snake by its head, I imagine, for we could see the rest of its form twisting and turning about and enveloping the body of its capturer.

From By Rock and Pool on an Austral Shore, and Other Stories by Becke, Louis

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

From Curiosities of Impecuniosity by Somerville, H. G.