captor C1 Topic:Crime & Justice US /ˈkæptɚ/ UK /ˈkæptə/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like copter /æ/ vs /ɑ/ Freq #40908 Meanings 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person or group that... capturerjailer ↔ Opposites captiveprisoner 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. Topics Crime & Justice External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # captor **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkæptɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkæptə/ **Frequency rank:** 40908 ## Meanings 1. a person or group that captures and holds a person, animal, or place ## Examples - The prisoner refused to reveal any information to his captor. ## Synonyms - capturer - jailer ## Antonyms - captive - prisoner ## Derived Forms - recaptor ## Related Forms - capture - captive - captivity ## 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. ## Topics - Crime & Justice markdown