Definitions

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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According to a Christian group involved in the case, the pupils managed to escape between Friday and Saturday in what is being described as a brave and risky attempt to flee their captors.

From BBC

Then, he added, his captors received what they described as an order to torture him.

From BBC

The IAR said it took a year to persuade the bears' captor to agree to their release.

From BBC

He was moved and endured forced labour at other camps, and finally a death march to Dachau, before his Nazi captors fled incoming American troops.

From BBC

Having narrowly escaped a would-be captor, Raquel remains haunted by her near fate.

From Los Angeles Times