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Synonyms of captor

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Another word for captor is kidnapper. Other synonyms of captor are jailer and guard.

Synonyms and similar words for captor

nounOne who is holding a captive or captives.

  • guard
  • jailerOne who enforces confinement in a jail or prison.
  • kidnapperA person who kidnaps someone.

nounOne who catches or has caught or captured something or someone.

Meaning of captor

  1. noun One who is holding a captive or captives.
  2. noun One who catches or has caught or captured something or someone.

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Questions about synonyms of captor

What is another word for captor?
Captor has 5 synonyms on Word.ws, such as kidnapper, jailer and guard.
What does captor mean?
Captor means one who is holding a captive or captives.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: captor (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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