noun
- a person who captures and holds someone prisoner
Examples
- The hostages were finally freed from their captors after three days.
- She managed to escape from her captor during the night.
- The captor demanded a ransom for the businessman’s release.
- Police are searching for the captor who took the child.
- The prisoner refused to reveal information about his former captors.
- Her captor kept her locked in a basement room.