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captor

/ˈkæptə(r)/noun

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बंदी बनाने वाला, अपहरणकर्ता

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noun
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    a person who captures a person or an animal and keeps them as a prisoner

    बंदी बनाने वाला, अपहरणकर्ता

    • The hostages were finally released by their captors.
    • He managed to escape from his captors after three days.

    Synonyms kidnapper abductor jailer

    Opposite captive prisoner hostage

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Do not confuse captor (the person who holds somebody prisoner) and captive (the person or animal that is held as a prisoner).

Captor (जो किसी को बंदी बनाकर रखता है) और captive (जिसे बंदी बनाकर रखा गया है) में भ्रम न करें।