captor

noun

cap·tor ˈkap-tər

-ˌtȯr

: one that has captured a person or thing

Example Sentences

The men fought their captors and escaped.

Recent Examples on the Web Starring Steve Carell as a psychotherapist forced to treat his captor, a compulsive murderer (played by Domnhall Gleeson) struggling to give up violence, the series dishes up distinctive characters and plenty of mordant wit.

Inkoo Kang, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2022 On Saturday, Debina and her alleged captor walked into Cafe Pesto in Hilo seeking a table, and Bridge Hartman, the restaurant host, knew something was amiss.

Chris Harris, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2022 Come labor day is a lot of money will be invested in trying to tie Ryan to Biden and the progressives and the same with Marcy captor.

Laura Johnston, cleveland, 25 Aug. 2022 Nina Ginsberg, one of Elsheikh’s defense attorneys, sought to cast doubt on his involvement, noting that none of the survivors could identify him as their captor.

Aruna Viswanatha, WSJ, 19 Aug. 2022 Alan’s captor turns out to be one of his patients, Sam (Domhnall Gleeson), who’s brought his therapist home for a prolonged session in the hope that Strauss can rid him of his compulsion to kill people.

Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2022 But Alan is also shackled to the floor by his ankle, and forced to provide psychotherapy to his captor Sam (Domhnall Gleeson), a serial killer who no longer wants to kill.

Inkoo Kang, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2022 Mathewson said her captor sliced one of her wrists to punish her for trying to break free then drove them to a remote location and wrote goodbye letters to their children.

Fox News, 26 Aug. 2022 Her caregiver is a man named Oliver, who alternately presents as her father, lover, captor, abuser, and teacher.

Hannah Williams, The New Yorker, 28 July 2022 See More

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