captor

ˈkæptɔːr
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Translation of captor into German

Noun

1.

imprisonment

person holding someone captive
Entführer mKidnapper m
  • The captor demanded a ransom for the hostage.Der Entführer verlangte ein Lösegeld für die Geisel.
2.

animal behavior

Rare
animal that holds another captive
Rare
  • The spider acted as a captor to the fly.Die Spinne fungierte als Fänger für die Fliege.
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Synonyms and analogies of captor in English

Examples of captor in a sentence

  • Her captor treated her with unexpected kindness.
  • The lion became a captor to the gazelle.
  • In the aquarium, the octopus was a captor to the crab.

Translations of "captor" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
derEntführernm.

Witnesses described the captor as calm, almost chillingly so, throughout the ordeal.

Zeugen beschrieben den Entführer als ruhig, fast unheimlich, während der gesamten Tortur.

derGeiselnehmernm.

Over time, hostages start to root for the captor.

Mit der Zeit fangen die Geiseln an für den Geiselnehmer zu sein.

derFängernm.

Sylar telekinetically throws his former captor against the repaired glass window.

Sylar wirft seinen ehemaliger Fänger gegen die reparierte Fensterscheibe seiner Zelle.

derKidnappernm.

You can't identify with your captor in an hour.

Man identifiziert sich mit seinem Kidnapper nicht in einer Stunde.

dieGeiselnehmerinnf.

I'd always suspected that my captor was primitive,

Ich hielt meine Geiselnehmerin immer für primitiv,

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captor: Examples and translations in context

The captor's identity remained a mystery, fueling speculation among detective fans.

Die Identität des Entführers blieb ein Rätsel und nährte die Spekulationen unter Krimifans.

Soon he will be much more to her than just her captor.

Schon bald ist er für sie viel mehr als nur ihr Entführer.

Amid the chaos, the captor underestimated the resilience of his young hostage.

Inmitten des Chaos unterschätzte der Entführer die Widerstandskraft seines jungen Opfers.

In the story, the captor revealed his sinister motives one chilling night.

In der Geschichte enthüllte der Entführer eines unheimlichen Abends seine finsteren Motive.

The captor locked their prey in a dark room, waiting for the ransom.

Der Entführer sperrte seine Beute in einen dunklen Raum und wartete auf das Lösegeld.

Everyone wondered who the captor was, and why he had chosen that particular victim.

Jeder fragte sich, wer der Entführer war und warum er genau dieses Opfer ausgewählt hatte.

If his captor was any good, he'd have wiped everything down.

Wenn sein Entführer gut war, hat er alles abgewischt.

Whatever ransom her captor is demanding, I will pay it.

Welches Lösegeld ihr Entführer auch fordert, ich werde es zahlen.

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