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Definition of Capturer
1. Noun. A person who captures and holds people or animals.
Generic synonyms: Individual, Mortal, Person, Somebody, Someone, Soul
Specialized synonyms: Abductor, Kidnaper, Kidnapper, Snatcher, Surpriser
Antonyms: Liberator
Derivative terms: Capture
Definition of Capturer
1. one that captures [n -S] - See also: captures
Lexicographical Neighbors of Capturer
Literary usage of Capturer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Personal and Military History of Philip Kearny, Major-general United States by John Watts De Peyster (1869)
"Was merchant or trader Sir WILLIAM PEPPERELL, the capturer of Louisburg, the
strongest ... and capturer of Niagara ; or surveyor and planter WASHINGTON, ..."
2. An Arabic-English Lexicon: Derived from the Best and the Most Copious by Edward William Lane (1893)
"U Л pursuer, or capturer, ... K) one who rouses them in order that they may pass
by the pursuer, or capturer, ..."
3. Papers Relating to the Treaty of Washington by United States Dept. of State, Geneva Arbitration Tribunal (1873)
"It is not to be made a place " d'où les bâtiments de guerre surveillent les
navires ennemis pour les poursuivre et les combattre et les capturer, lorsqu'ils ..."
4. Precedents of American Neutrality, in Reply to the Speech of Sir Roundell by George Benis (1864)
"... buccaneer that figures as the capturer of the Gran Para, ... libelled her on
behalf of the Spanish crown, alleging that he/ capturer, the Irresistible, ..."
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