Meaning & use
captor
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A person who captures and holds someone prisoner.
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The hostage eventually managed to escape from her captors.
The captors demanded a large ransom for the prisoner's release.
A note on using this word
Often paired with its opposite, 'captive,' to describe the two sides of a capture situation.
Words with a similar meaning
kidnapperjailer
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Words with an opposite meaning
captiveprisoner
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