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Synonyms for captor

Most common

guard kidnapper jailer arrester capturer

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Kidnapper — one who is holding a captive or captives

kidnapper, jailer, guard

2. Arrester — one who catches or has caught or captured something or someone

arrester, nabber informal

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    One who is holding a captive or captives.

  2. n. 2

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

Related words

Word family
captive captivity

Forms

Plural
captors → kidnappers, jailers, guards, arresters…

Example sentences

  • guard The security guard went back on his normal patrol.
  • kidnapper Ziri knows that deep down, his kidnapper has a heart.
  • jailer You don't have to be nice to your jailer.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
captorrising
guardrising
kidnapperrising
jailerrising
arresterfalling
capturersteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
guard1
6 letters
jailer2, nabber
8 letters
arrester, capturer
9 letters
kidnapper3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (jailer2 = 2 syllables).