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Prisoner vs Captor - What's the difference?

prisoner | captor |

As nouns the difference between prisoner and captor

is that prisoner is a person incarcerated in a prison, while on trial or serving a sentence while captor is one who is holding a captive or captives.

prisoner

English

(wikipedia prisoner)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person incarcerated in a prison, while on trial or serving a sentence.
  • Any person held against their will.
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  • *:Captain Edward Carlisle, soldier as he was, martinet as he was, felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, her alluring smile?; he could not tell what this prisoner might do.

    • Related terms

    * imprison * prison

    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

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