# captor

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkæptɚ/ · frequency rank #48,648

## Definitions
1. One who is holding a captive or captives.
2. One who catches or has caught or captured something or someone.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin captor, from Latin capiō. English usage began around 1688.

## Easily confused with
- **Cato** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/captor-vs-cato)
- **cater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/captor-vs-cater)
- **Carter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/captor-vs-carter)
- **carton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/captor-vs-carton)
- **castor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/captor-vs-castor)
- **caster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/captor-vs-caster)
- **chapter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/captor-vs-chapter)
- **capture** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/captor-vs-capture)
- **Clapton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/captor-vs-clapton)
- **capt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capt-vs-captor)
- **capo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capo-vs-captor)
- **caper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caper-vs-captor)
- **canto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/canto-vs-captor)
- **canton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/canton-vs-captor)
- **cantor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cantor-vs-captor)
- **CAPCOM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capcom-vs-captor)
- **candor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/candor-vs-captor)
- **canter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/canter-vs-captor)
- **capitol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capitol-vs-captor)
- **caption** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caption-vs-captor)

## Common misspellings (9)
`acptor`, `capotr`, `capptor`, `captorr`, `captro`, `capttor`, `catpor`, `ccaptor`, `cpator`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/captor