captor
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6.1
- noun
- /ˈkæptər/
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secuestrador
- On his return to the human fold, Malua regarded his captor as a savior and brother.
- captors and prisoners
- captors and captives
- captors treated prisoners
A human being can wait around and try to kill its captor or it can defer.
- A human being can wait around and try to kill its captor or it can defer.
- And it says surprise and dread on her captors faces.
Examples
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Well, my captors are humane.
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I was able to over power my immediate captor and free the other hostages.
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"A fool who wants to live will do anything his captor tells him."
Fiction book (1990) -
The captor now gone and her fires all put out, they were free to go... and be at peace.
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The captive falls in love with her captor.
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If he is not ransomed, he shall belong to the captors to do with him what they will.
Academic text (1991) -
A moment later, his limbs were set free and his captors were hurrying him through the forest.
Fiction book (1996) -
Solomon twisted, drove his elbow into the side of one of his remaining captors, and broke free.
Fiction book (1994) -
So honestly, I did not know that I was safe until after I'd been separated from my captors, after I'd been taken to the police station.
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She was afraid of her captor, who kept her locked in a dark room.
Synonyms
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4.0
A person who takes someone away and keeps them to get money
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8.2
A person who takes and holds someone illegally to demand money
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8.5
A person who takes someone by force and demands money for their return
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6.6
A person who catches and keeps people or animals
A person or thing that takes and keeps something
A person who arrests people and takes them to the police
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Etymology
Captor comes from the Latin verb capere, meaning 'to take', and it shares the same root as capture and captive. So a captor is literally 'one who takes', which explains why the word means someone or an animal that captures and holds another, often by force.