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Grammar : Noun
Spell : kap-ter
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæp tər



Definition 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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