Meaning of captor in English
- Early on the morning after these events the two men, captor and captive, sat in the tent of the former.
- Ere long a dripping figure surrounded by half a dozen captors, was brought upon the wharf.
- He had been ten years on the island, during which time he had been well treated by his captors.
- In the same way, I recognized the right of our captors or guards to take proper precautions to prevent our escape.
- It was plainly our duty to rescue her from the fate of a continued life with her captors.
Examples of captor
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His captors listen attentively as he puts forward his defense.
From Huffington Post
Police didn't have that much faith in the captors, though.
From Business Insider
He was filled with hatred and anger for his captors.
From Voice of America
And, he came to accept his past and offer forgiveness to his captors.
From Voice of America
His rescuers say he apparently cried first while he was still in his captor's custody.
From CNN
She disfigured her face with a fork so that her captors would find her unattractive enough to disown her.
From NBCNews.com
At least 53 of the girls escaped, leaving 223 in the hands of their captors, police said.
From CNN
As the heroine's captor goes about preparing his meal of human extremities, there's a vacancy in his eyes that conveys a sense of solemnity.
From The Verge
It's unclear whether the man was released or whether he escaped his captors.
From CNN
Many soldiers starved to death, while others were subjected to tremendous brutality at their hands of their captors.
From Gizmodo
They rely on their captors for food, clothes -- for their entire life.
From NPR
He stole food from their captors to help keep them alive.
From ABC News
As his muscles atrophied and it became difficult for him to walk his captors allowed him to sit chained on the bed.
From ABC News
Eventually, she said, their captors admitted it was all staged.
From New York Daily News
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ravisseur/-euse…
tutsak eden…
wie gevangen neemt…
únosce…
bortfører…
penangkap…
ผู้จับ…
người bắt giữ một người…
zdobywca, porywacz…
tillfångatagare, erövrare…
penangkap…
der Fänger…
en som tar (noen) til fange…
той, хто захопив у полон…
