Captee

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who has been captured; one who is held in captivity.

    "The attention of the would-be captee is drawn by a decoy bird which resides in a side compartment to the trap."

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"The attention of the would-be captee is drawn by a decoy bird which resides in a side compartment to the trap."

Etymology

From capture + -ee.

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