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Captor vs Thief - What's the difference?

captor | thief |

As nouns the difference between captor and thief

is that captor is one who is holding a captive or captives while thief is one who has carried out a theft.

captor

English

Alternative forms

* captour (qualifier)

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who is holding a captive or captives.
  • One who catches or has caught or captured something or someone.

    • Synonyms

    * (one holding a captive ): guard, jailer, kidnapper * (one who catches someone or something ): arrester, nabber

    See also

    * captive * captivity

    Anagrams

    * ----

    thief

    English

    Noun

    (thieves)
  • One who has carried out a theft.
  • (obsolete) A waster in the snuff of a candle.
    • (Bishop Hall)

    Hyponyms

    * burglar * cat burglar * mugger * robber * pickpocket

    Related terms

    * thieve * thief in law

    Derived terms

    * *

    Anagrams

    * English nouns with irregular plurals