captor

noun

Definition of captornext
as in warden

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Recent Examples of captor After repatriation, many former prisoners returned to the United States to launch professional careers or to renew acquaintances with their former captors. — Helaine Williams, Arkansas Online, 20 June 2026 When Lord John comes to in the boat house where he’s being held, his captor, Captain Richardson, unfurls his plan. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 8 May 2026 In 2013, three women who had been kidnapped and held for years are found alive at their captor’s home in Cleveland, Ohio. — Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026 In March 1980, 14-year-old Steven Stayner walked into a Ukiah police station with a 5-year-old boy who had recently been kidnapped by his captor. — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 4 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for captor
Recent Examples of Synonyms for captor
  1. warden
  2. keeper
  3. marshal
  4. jailer
  5. guardian
  6. custodian
  7. guard
Noun
  • The wardens decided to leave the area and attempt to make the arrest on another day.
    — David Zeug, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Playing that cat, a work camp warden coercing Hawke’s character into smuggling gold through the wilderness, is none other than Russell Crowe.
    — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of warden
Noun
  • Brazilian ’keeper Rogerio Ceni was Sao Paulo’s set-piece taker between 1997 and 2015, and scored 129 goals.
    — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Allison Rugila, associate Sound keeper with Save the Sound, said that the presence of dolphins in the Long Island Sound points to both an ecological success story and a potential warning about the impacts of climate change.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of keeper
Noun
  • The confrontation then escalated into crossfire, with Weaver’s friend Kevin Harris killing a marshal, and an FBI sniper killing Weaver’s wife, Vicki.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The Christiana Riot, also known as the Christiana Resistance, occurred in Christiana, Pennsylvania, where free Black people and escaped slaves successfully resisted a federal marshal’s raid to capture four fugitive slaves.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of marshal
Noun
  • Sometimes there’s a lot of hate—and not just at the jailer, at one another.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Shawna was hospitalized and survived with serious injuries, but David — a beloved Montgomery County deputy jailer — died.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
Definition of jailer
Noun
  • Noschese recommends the parents and guardians of her clients to attend the presentation.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Hermès positions itself above the melee, as a guardian of tasteful continuity.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of guardian
Noun
  • Process owners are becoming the custodians of enterprise autonomy, a responsibility that’s arriving faster than most teams expected.
    — Rajesh Gharpure, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • According to the Reza website, the brand actually dates back to the mid-1700s when the emperor of Persia selected the ancestors of the Reza family as custodians of the royal treasury eventually to serve as royal jewelers of Persia.
    — David Moin, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of custodian
Noun
  • The right-side combo of tackle JC Latham and rookie camp surprise Fernando Carmona at guard are particularly intriguing as a run-blocking combo.
    — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Rookie Jake Slaughter moves to that critical spot, and although the second-round pick played that position in college, the Chargers were hoping to start him at guard.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of guard

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“Captor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/captor. Accessed 11 Sep. 2026.

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