captor
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- captour (obsolete, rare)
Etymology [edit]
From the Late Latin, from the Latin capere. (English usage began around 1688).
Noun [edit]
captor (plural captors)
- One who is holding a captive or captives.
- One who catches or has caught or captured something or someone.
Synonyms [edit]
- (one holding a captive): guard, jailer, kidnapper
- (one who catches someone or something): arrester, nabber
See also [edit]
Anagrams [edit]
Latin [edit]
Verb [edit]
captor
- first-person singular present passive indicative of captō
