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captor

/ˈkæptɚ/ US

Rhymes with -æptə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Late Latin captor, from Latin capiō. English usage began around 1688.

noun captors · captour · ceptor

One who is holding a captive or captives.
Similar: guard, jailer, kidnapper
One who catches or has caught or captured something or someone.
Similar: arrester, nabber

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noun one who is holding a captive

Español	secuestrador, secuestradora
Português	captor, captora
Deutsch	Entführer, Entführerin

noun one who has captured something or someone

Español	captor, captora
Português	captor, captora
Deutsch	Fänger, Fängerin

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"captor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/captor. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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captor. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/captor

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@misc{captor_2026,
  title = {captor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/captor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}