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captor

[kap-ter] / ˈkæp tər /
NOUN
one who has captured a person or thing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
detainer holder impounder imprisoner incarcerator jailer
STRONG
WEAK
Antonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK
surrenderer


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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

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

From Slate • Jul. 28, 2025

One can’t fault Harrison, whose Zephyr spends much of the movie in a battle of wills with her captor.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2025

Groaning, I held my hand to my afflicted head and squinted at my captor.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood



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