captor

[kap-ter] / ˈkæp tər /

NOUN

one who has captured a person or thing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

detainer holder impounder imprisoner incarcerator jailer

STRONG

capturer conqueror conquistador defeater subduer subjugator

WEAK

master overlord owner

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deliverer discharger emancipator liberator releaser

WEAK

surrenderer

Example Sentences

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Since her disappearance, Savannah Guthrie and her siblings have posted multiple videos on social media, including making direct appeals to their mother's captor.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Since their mother's disappearance, Savannah Guthrie and her siblings have posted multiple videos on social media, including making direct appeals to their mother's captor.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

My husband is not a captor, nor do I own a seal suit, but I can relate.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025

Under the fugitive slave laws, the burden of proof belonged not to the captor but to the captured.

From Slate • Jul. 28, 2025

With her heart hammering at the surprise attack and her predicament, Warbeak realized that she was completely at the mercy of her captor.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques