captor
Example Sentences
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The IAR said it took a year to persuade the bears' captor to agree to their release.
From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025
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
While the BBC cannot independently verify their stories, almost all say they are petrified that one day, they might bump into a captor on the street or on a bus.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2025
His captor stared at his face, squinting, his mouth twisted in suspicion.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
