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
- 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
Antonyms for captor
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