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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In some moments, Petrović even managed to see the humanity in his captors, despite his discomfort and constant fear of being killed.

From BBC

The 1974 political kidnapping of newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst was front-page news for a year and a half — her abduction, then her announcement that she was joining her captors, then her discovery, arrest, and prosecution.

From Los Angeles Times

Her captor did not speak Arabic fluently and had "Asian features", she said, adding that he removed her niqab and took photos.

From BBC

Savannah Guthrie and her siblings shared an emotional video pleading with their mother’s potential captors.

From Los Angeles Times

The family of the kidnapped mother of a top US TV news anchor made a new plea for information from her captors on Thursday, after investigators said they believed the 84-year-old was still alive.

From Barron's