captor
One who is holding a captive or captivesOne who is holding a captive or captives.
» Tom was kidnapped and held by his captors in an abandoned building on Park Street.
Тома похитили и удерживали в заброшенном здании на Парк-стрит.
Meaning
2 sensesOne who is holding a captive or captives.
Entführer, Entführerin
One who catches or has caught or captured something or someone.
Fänger, Fängerin
- a person who captures and holds people or animals
Examples
5 sentencesTom was kidnapped and held by his captors in an abandoned building on Park Street.
ruТома похитили и удерживали в заброшенном здании на Парк-стрит.
Jonas got away from his captors.
Layla was at the mercy of her captors.
Our captors gave us clothes, food, books - the whole nine yards.
Siberians do not surrender to their captors, but they are not taken captive anyway.
ruСибиряки в плен не сдаются, но и в плен не берут.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
Borrowed from Late Latin captor, from Latin capiō. English usage began around 1688.Borrowed from Late Latin captor, from Latin capiō. English usage began around 1688.
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