captor

Pronunciation: /ˈkæptɚ/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a person who captures and holds people or animals

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin captor, from Latin capiō. English usage began around 1688.

In classic literature

Synonyms

capturer

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
person
Narrower (hyponyms)
surpriser, kidnapper
Opposite (antonyms)
liberator

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