captor
noun /ˈkæptə(r)/
/ˈkæptər/
(formal)- a person who captures a person or an animal and keeps them as a prisoner
捕获…者;捕捉者;劫持者 - The hostages were treated well by their captors.
绑架者对人质很好。
词源mid 16th cent.: from Latin, from capt- ‘seized, taken’, from the verb capere. - The hostages were treated well by their captors.