captor

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