CAPTORS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Captor

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

mid 16th century: from Latin, from capt- ‘seized, taken’, from the verb capere

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈkaptə
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a person that catches or confines another

Short Definition:

person that catches or confines another

Examples:
  • he managed to escape from his captors two nights later

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