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recaptors

recaptors is the plural of recaptor.

Meaning of recaptor

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

Questions about recaptors

What is recaptors the plural of?
Recaptors is the plural of recaptor.

Words near recaptors in the dictionary

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

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