captor

🇺🇸 /ˈkæptər/ 🇬🇧 /ˈkæptə(r)/
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noun
R

someone who takes and holds another person or animal as a prisoner

The brave soldier managed to escape from the captors.

translation

n. someone who takes and holds another person or animal as a prisoner

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Plural captors