US /ˈkæptɚ/ UK /ˈkæptə/
noun Freq #40908

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a person or group that captures and holds a person, animal, or place

    The prisoner refused to reveal any information to his captor.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a person or group that... capturerjailer
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Word family
Forms captor’s
Derived forms recaptor
Related forms capturecaptivecaptivity

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin captor 'one who takes or seizes', from Latin capere 'to take, seize'. It is related to capture, captive, and captivity.

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