Captor
/ˈkæptɚ/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 One who is holding a captive or captives.
- 2 a person who captures and holds people or animals wordnet
- 3 One who catches or has caught or captured something or someone.
Example
More examples"After it had been unhooked and was being exultantly inspected by the younger and exhibited for the admiration of the older boy, the fish gave a sudden wriggle, slipped through the hands of its captor, and fell back into the river."
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin captor, from Latin capiō. English usage began around 1688.