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captor

DEFINITIONS OF: captor

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n a person who captures and holds people or animals

Synonyms:
capturer
Antonyms:
liberator
someone who releases people from captivity or bondage
Types:
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abductor, kidnaper, kidnapper, snatcher
someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)
surpriser
a captor who uses surprise to capture the victim
crimp, crimper
someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers
seizer, shanghaier
a kidnapper who drugs men and takes them for compulsory service aboard a ship
Type of:
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul
a human being
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