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The men fought their captors and escaped.
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In the finale to Squid Game Season 2, the Squid Game competitors rise up against their captors.
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Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
With their men slaughtered, local women in the epic like Briseis are driven to a horrific existence, enslaved by their Greek captors and the killers of their fathers, husbands and brothers—utterly powerless victims of war, subject to the soldiers’ every whim, including rape.
—Literary Hub, 13 June 2025
The intention of the rule was noble - help human trafficking survivors rebuild their financial lives after their captors exploited their credit, taking out cards and loans in their name without repaying them.
—Frank McKenna, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Critically, the Predator’s language is translated so that the three warriors can understand their captors, but that kindness does not extend to letting the prisoners understand each other.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 June 2025
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Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
With their men slaughtered, local women in the epic like Briseis are driven to a horrific existence, enslaved by their Greek captors and the killers of their fathers, husbands and brothers—utterly powerless victims of war, subject to the soldiers’ every whim, including rape.
—Literary Hub, 13 June 2025
The intention of the rule was noble - help human trafficking survivors rebuild their financial lives after their captors exploited their credit, taking out cards and loans in their name without repaying them.
—Frank McKenna, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Critically, the Predator’s language is translated so that the three warriors can understand their captors, but that kindness does not extend to letting the prisoners understand each other.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for captor
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“Captor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/captor. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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captor
noun
cap·tor
ˈkap-tər 
-ˌtȯ(ə)r
: one that has captured a person or thing
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