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captor
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captor
(noun)
captor
/
ˈ
kæptɚ/
noun
plural
captors
captor
/
ˈ
kæptɚ/
noun
plural
captors
Britannica Dictionary definition of CAPTOR
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:
someone who has captured a person and is keeping that person as a prisoner
The men fought their
captors
and escaped.
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