captee

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noun

One who has been captured; one who is held in captivity.

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Meanings

nouncaptee (plural captees)

plural captees

  1. One who has been captured; one who is held in captivity.

    The attention of the would-be captee is drawn by a decoy bird which resides in a side compartment to the trap.

    2012, J.C. Jeremy Hobson, A Practical Guide To Modern Gamekeeping

Origin

From capture + -ee.

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Cite this entry
APA

captee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/captee

MLA

“captee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/captee. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “captee,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/captee.

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