captor

cap·tor

C0094200 (kăp′tər, -tôr′)n. One that takes another as a captive.

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[Late Latin, hunter, from Latin capere, to seize; see kap- in Indo-European roots.]

captor

(ˈkæptə) na person or animal that holds another captive[C17: from Latin, from capere to take]

cap•tor

(ˈkæp tər)

n. a person who has captured a person or thing. [1640–50; < Late Latin, = Latin cap(ere) to take + -tor -tor]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

captor - a person who captures and holds people or animalscapturerindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"abductor, kidnaper, kidnapper, snatcher - someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)surpriser - a captor who uses surprise to capture the victimliberator - someone who releases people from captivity or bondage

captor

noun jailer or gaoler, guard, keeper, custodian They did not know what their captors had planned for them.

Translations

捕吏捕捉者

captive

(ˈkӕptiv) noun a prisoner. Two of the captives escaped. 俘虜 俘虏 adjective kept prisoner. captive soldiers; The children were taken/held captive. 被俘虜的 被俘虏的capˈtivity noun a state of being a prisoner, caged etc. animals in captivity in a zoo. 囚禁 囚禁，监禁 ˈcaptor noun a person who captures someone. He managed to escape from his captors. 捕捉者，捉拿者 捕捉者，捕吏 ˈcapture (-tʃə) verb1. to take by force, skill etc. The soldiers captured the castle; Several animals were captured. 奪取，捕獲 捕获2. to take possession of (a person's attention etc). The story captured his imagination. 掌握 引起 noun1. the act of capturing. 奪取，捕獲 捕获2. something caught. A kangaroo was his most recent capture. 戰利品 战利品