Synonyms for captor

Grammar : Noun

Spell : kap-ter

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæp tər

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Définition of captor

Origin : 1680s, from Latin captor "a catcher," agent noun from captus, past participle of capere "to take" (see capable). Earlier it meant "censor" (1640s). Fem. form captress recorded from 1867.

noun one who has captured a person or thing

Example sentences :

He changed his position so that he could see his captor better.
Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim

His captor chuckled for a few moments and then called out in Russian.
Extract from : « Poisoned Air » by Sterner St. Paul Meek

Mad with rage and fright, he clawed and bit at the neck of his captor.
Extract from : « Creatures of the Night » by Alfred W. Rees

Baltasar complied, and captive and captor advanced to the horses.
Extract from : « Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 366, April, 1846 » by Various

If he is caught, he pays his captor ten arrow heads ransom for his life.
Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America

He led the way into the tent, raising the flap for Jimmie and his captor to pass.
Extract from : « Boy Scouts Mysterious Signal » by G. Harvey Ralphson

But her captor's hold was not even shaken, and he laughed at the impotence of her attempt.
Extract from : « Hooking Watermelons » by Edward Bellamy

Stuart, who was no fool, realized that his new host—or, was it captor?
Extract from : « Plotting in Pirate Seas » by Francis Rolt-Wheeler

The other she could not see, but that he was her captor she had no doubt.
Extract from : « Prairie Flowers » by James B. Hendryx

There must be some cavity in the rocks where his captor meant to hold him for awhile as prisoner.
Extract from : « Two Boys in Wyoming » by Edward S. Ellis

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