"captee" meaning in English

See captee in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: captees [plural]
Etymology: capture + -ee Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂p-}}, {{suffix|en|capture|ee}} capture + -ee Head templates: {{en-noun}} captee (plural captees)
  1. One who has been captured; one who is held in captivity. Related terms: captive, captivity, captor

Inflected forms

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