captor

/ˈkæptə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · [kˈæptɚ] /ˈkæptər/ (ame, ipa) · [kˈæptɚ] /ˈkap-tər How to pronounce captor (audio) -ˌtȯr/ (ame, mw)

captor — noun

  • captorsingular
  • captorsplural

1. someone who seizes another person, or a wild creature, then holds the victim so

1.名詞C1
釋義

someone who seizes another person, or a wild creature, then holds the victim so they cannot get away

例句

The escaped tiger scratched its captor before running back into the trees.

pattern: animal + captor

Police arrested the captor after neighbors heard a child crying upstairs.

collocation: arrest the captor

同義詞
  • kidnapper

    usually refers to someone who illegally takes a person, often for money or pressure; less suitable for animals

  • abductor

    more formal and legal; focuses on taking someone away rather than on the period of holding them

  • hostage-taker

    narrower; specifically someone who holds people in order to force demands

反義詞
  • captive

    the person or animal being held by the captor

  • rescuer

    someone who frees the captive instead of holding them

文法句型

escape from + captor

identify + captor

用法筆記

Often appears in reporting after a seizure, escape, or rescue. It names the person doing the holding; use captive or prisoner for the person or animal being held instead.

常見錯誤

❌The police rescued the captor.
✅The police rescued the captive.
💡The captor is the person holding someone; the captive is the person or animal being held.