Alternative forms

• captour (obsolete, rare)

Etymology

Borrowed from Late LatinCategory:English terms borrowed from Late Latin#CAPTORCategory:English terms derived from Late Latin#CAPTOR captor, from LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#CAPTOR capiō. English usage began around 1688.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkæptɚ/Category:English 2-syllable words#CAPTORCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#CAPTOR

• Audio (Southern England):

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  Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#CAPTOR

• Audio (US):

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  Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#CAPTOR
• Rhymes: -æptə(ɹ)Category:Rhymes:English/æptə(ɹ)#CAPTORCategory:Rhymes:English/æptə(ɹ)/2 syllables#CAPTOR

Noun

captor (plural captors)Category:English lemmas#CAPTORCategory:English nouns#CAPTORCategory:English countable nouns#CAPTORCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#CAPTORCategory:Pages with entries#CAPTORCategory:Pages with 5 entries#CAPTOR

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

See also

• captee
• captive
• captivity

Anagrams

• cartop, proact

Etymology

From the verb capīo (“to take, capture, seize”).

Verb

captorCategory:Latin non-lemma forms#CAPTORCategory:Latin verb forms#CAPTORCategory:Latin entries with incorrect language header#CAPTORCategory:Pages with entries#CAPTORCategory:Pages with 5 entries#CAPTOR

1. first-person singular present passive indicative of captō

Noun

captor m (genitive captōris, feminine captrīx)Category:Latin lemmas#CAPTORCategory:Latin nouns#CAPTORCategory:Latin third declension nouns#CAPTORCategory:Latin masculine nouns in the third declension#CAPTORCategory:Latin entries with incorrect language header#CAPTORCategory:Latin masculine nouns#CAPTORCategory:Pages with entries#CAPTORCategory:Pages with 5 entries#CAPTOR; third declension

1. one who catches or captures
2. captor
3. hunter, huntsman

Descendants

References

• “captor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• "captor", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• “captor”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Etymology

From LatinCategory:Portuguese terms derived from Latin#CAPTOR captor.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -oɾ, (Brazil) -oʁCategory:Rhymes:Portuguese/oɾ#CAPTORCategory:Rhymes:Portuguese/oɾ/2 syllables#CAPTORCategory:Rhymes:Portuguese/oʁ#CAPTORCategory:Rhymes:Portuguese/oʁ/2 syllables#CAPTOR
• Hyphenation: cap‧tor

Noun

captor m (plural captores, feminine captora, feminine plural captoras)Category:Portuguese lemmas#CAPTORCategory:Portuguese nouns#CAPTORCategory:Portuguese countable nouns#CAPTORCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#CAPTORCategory:Portuguese masculine nouns#CAPTORCategory:Pages with entries#CAPTORCategory:Pages with 5 entries#CAPTOR

1. captor
   • 2018 November 13, “A espada” (18:58 from the start), in She-Ra e as Princesas do Poder, season 1, episode 1 (streaming), spoken by Adora (Lina Mendes), Rio de Janeiro: Gramophone, dubbing of She-Ra and the Princesses of Power: The Sword, via Netflix:

     Prefiro não trocar gentilezas com meus captores.

     [original: I prefer not to swap pleasantries with my captors.]

     Category:Portuguese terms with quotations#CAPTORCategory:Portuguese terms with quotations#CAPTOR

Further reading

• “captor”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “captor”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
• “captor”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “captor”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN

Etymology

Borrowed from FrenchCategory:Romanian terms borrowed from French#CAPTORCategory:Romanian terms derived from French#CAPTOR capteur.

Noun

captor n (plural captoare)Category:Romanian lemmas#CAPTORCategory:Romanian nouns#CAPTORCategory:Romanian nouns with red links in their headword lines#CAPTORCategory:Romanian countable nouns#CAPTORCategory:Romanian entries with incorrect language header#CAPTORCategory:Romanian neuter nouns#CAPTORCategory:Pages with entries#CAPTORCategory:Pages with 5 entries#CAPTOR

1. sensor

Etymology

From LatinCategory:Spanish terms derived from Latin#CAPTOR captor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kabˈtoɾ/ [kaβ̞ˈt̪oɾ]Category:Spanish 2-syllable words#CAPTORCategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#CAPTOR
• Rhymes: -oɾCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/oɾ#CAPTORCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/oɾ/2 syllables#CAPTOR
• Syllabification: cap‧tor

Noun

captor m (plural captores, feminine captora, feminine plural captoras)Category:Spanish lemmas#CAPTORCategory:Spanish nouns#CAPTORCategory:Spanish countable nouns#CAPTORCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#CAPTORCategory:Spanish masculine nouns#CAPTORCategory:Pages with entries#CAPTORCategory:Pages with 5 entries#CAPTOR

1. captor
   • 2015 July 17, “Dos detenidos por secuestrar a una joven por una deuda de drogas”, in El País‎:

     Los agentes pudieron rescatar a la mujer un día y medio más tarde, cuando sus captores la trasladaban en un vehículo.

     The police officers were able to rescue the woman a day and a half later, when her captors were transporting her in a vehicle.

     Category:Spanish terms with quotations#CAPTOR

Further reading

• “captor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025