captor

noun

Definition of captornext
as in warden

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Recent Examples of captor 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 The captors demanded access to a safe, computer, and online accounts holding cryptocurrency, the indictment read. — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026 Her captors forced her to record a video reading from a script containing false accusations. — Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 23 Apr. 2026 The country’s security forces arrested one suspect but failed to track down the American journalist and her captors from the scene where she was taken. — Sarah Davis, The Hill, 7 Apr. 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
  • Speculation continues about why the Westmoreland County Prison warden was placed on leave around the same time the prison went on lockdown.
    — Erika Stanish, CBS News, 29 July 2026
  • The encounter fortunately ended without anyone being injured, but Parks Canada wardens were able to identify the hikers after the video was posted online and racked up millions of views.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of warden
Noun
  • Notably, this goals-prevented metric doesn’t account for the different number of shots a ’keeper faces.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • Contrary to a popular myth, bees are indifferent to their keepers.
    — Richard Schiffman, Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2026
Definition of keeper
Noun
  • Bonta’s office, along with the state fire marshal, is also challenging that oversight in court, arguing the lines that run through Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Kern counties were incorrectly reclassified as interstate pipelines.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
  • Asked for help Just four arson and bomb investigators work for the state fire marshal, the division that regulates fireworks.
    — Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of marshal
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  • Shawna was hospitalized and survived with serious injuries, but David — a beloved Montgomery County deputy jailer — died.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
  • Ultimately, the jailer continued the harassing behavior, and was fired, the chief deputy said.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 June 2026
Definition of jailer
Noun
  • The collapse of the Quebec Bridge in 1907, which killed 75 ironworkers due to a calculation error and engineering inexperience, helped establish the professional engineer as a guardian of public safety.
    — Heather Wishart-Smith, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Parents, guardians, grandparents and others can also contribute up to $5,000 per child per year.
    — Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 27 July 2026
Definition of guardian
Noun
  • This is not merely a profound failure of leadership, but an abdication of FIFA’s duty as the custodian of world football.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 30 July 2026
  • While custodians often calculate RMDs, taxpayers should verify these amounts, as errors can still lead to IRS penalties.
    — Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of custodian
Noun
  • Dallas Wings guard Azzi Fudd became the first WNBA rookie to win the 3-Point Contest on Friday night at Wintrust Arena.
    — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
  • Fellow defensive end Keion White, linebackers Fred Warner, Dre Greenlaw, Tatum Bethune and Luke Gifford, quarterback Mac Jones and center/guard Brett Toth also practiced after sitting out OTA practices in the spring.
    — Matt Barrows, New York Times, 26 July 2026
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