Captor

//ˈkæptɚ//

Synonyms for "captor" (10 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Noun(1 words)

Strong matches (3)

Noun(1 words)

Related words (5)

Related word relations

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8 relation types

More general

3 entries

Antonyms

1 entries

Synonyms

2 entries

Related terms

3 entries

capable of

2 entries

derived

2 entries

is a

1 entries

related to

5 entries

Translations

21 translations across 8 languages.

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Catalan

4 entries
  • atrapador noun (one who has captured something or someone)
  • atrapadora noun (one who has captured something or someone)
  • segrestador noun (one who is holding a captive)
  • segrestadora noun (one who is holding a captive)

Czech

1 entries
  • věznitel noun (one who is holding a captive)

German

4 entries
  • Entführer noun (one who is holding a captive)
  • Entführerin noun (one who is holding a captive)
  • Fänger noun (one who has captured something or someone)
  • Fängerin noun (one who has captured something or someone)

Māori

1 entries
  • kaihopu noun (one who is holding a captive)

Old English

1 entries
  • fenġa noun (one who has captured something or someone)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • captor noun (one who is holding a captive)
  • captor noun (one who has captured something or someone)
  • captora noun (one who is holding a captive)
  • captora noun (one who has captured something or someone)

Spanish

4 entries
  • captor noun (one who has captured something or someone)
  • captora noun (one who has captured something or someone)
  • secuestrador noun (one who is holding a captive)
  • secuestradora noun (one who is holding a captive)

Swedish

2 entries
  • tillfångatagare noun (one who is holding a captive)
  • tillfångatagare noun (one who has captured something or someone)

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

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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.

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