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CAPTURER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who captures and holds people or animals

Synonyms:

captor; capturer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("capturer" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "capturer"):

abductor; kidnaper; kidnapper; snatcher (someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom))

surpriser (a captor who uses surprise to capture the victim)

Derivation:

capture (capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping)

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