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recaptor

recaptor noun: one who recaptures, or takes a prize that had been previously taken.

Noun

recaptor (plural recaptors)

  1. One who recaptures, or takes a prize that had been previously taken.
  2. (archaic) Someone who recovers or attempts to recover by recaption.
    • The only argument to shew that the loss had not then ceased to be total, was built upon a mistaken supposition that the recaptor had a right to demand a sale, and put a stop to any further prosecution of the voyage.1833, David Hughes, A Treatise on the Law Relating to Insurance

Forms of recaptor

pluralrecaptors

Origin of recaptor

From re- + captor.

Questions about recaptor

What does recaptor mean?
Recaptor means one who recaptures, or takes a prize that had been previously taken.
What part of speech is recaptor?
Recaptor is a noun.
What is the plural of recaptor?
The plural of recaptor is recaptors.

Words near recaptor in the dictionary

  1. recaptivates
  2. recaptivating
  3. recaptivation
  4. recaptive
  5. recaptives
  6. recaptor
  7. recaptors
  8. recapturable
  9. recapture
  10. recaptured
  11. recapturer

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