captor
pronunciation
How to pronounce captor in British English:
UK [ˈkæptə(r)]
How to pronounce captor in American English:
US [ˈkæptɚ,-ˌtɔr]
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- Noun:
- a person who captures and holds people or animals
Word Origin
- captor (n.)
- 1680s, from Latin captor "a catcher," agent noun from captus, past participle of capere "to take" (see capable). Earlier it meant "censor" (1640s). Fem. form captress recorded from 1867.
Example
- 1. Leander raised her green eyes to face her captor .
- 2. I never saw my captor , he was standing behind me .
- 3. Standing tall behind me is my captor , looking proud and cocky .
- 4. He 's expecting a call , after his little shout out to his captor .
- 5. My captor had me pinned facing away from them , facing this strange new world .