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- [kap-ter]
- /ˈkæp tər/
- /ˈkæp.tər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kap-ter]
- /ˈkæp tər/
Definitions of captor word
- countable noun captor You can refer to the person who has captured a person or animal as their captor. 3
- noun captor a person or animal that holds another captive 3
- noun captor a person who captures (someone or something) or holds captive 3
- noun captor a person who has captured a person or thing. 1
- noun captor A person or animal that catches or confines another. 1
- noun captor sb who has captured sb or sth 1
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Origin of captor
First appearance:
before 1640 One of the 44% oldest English words
1640-50; < Late Latin, equivalent to cap(ere) to take + -tor -tor
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Parts of speech for Captor
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
captor popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
captor usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for captor
noun captor
- imprisoner — to confine in or as if in a prison.
- incarcerate — to imprison; confine.
- detainer — the wrongful withholding of the property of another person
- impound — to shut up in a pound or other enclosure, as a stray animal.
- jailer — a person who is in charge of a jail or section of a jail.
Antonyms for captor
noun captor
- releaser — a person or thing that releases.
- liberator — a four-engined heavy bomber widely used over Europe and the Mediterranean by the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II. Symbol: B-24.
- deliverer — to carry and turn over (letters, goods, etc.) to the intended recipient or recipients: to deliver mail; to deliver a package.
- discharge — to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship.
- surrender — to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
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