Meaning Of The Word Captive

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of Captive? Find Captive meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

Captive Meaning

Captive Definition
Captive Definition

What's The Definition Of Captive?

captive
adjective: A captive person or animal is being kept imprisoned or enclosed.

captive in American English
a person caught and held prisoner, as in war
taken or held prisoner
adjective: made or held prisoner, esp. in war
noun: a prisoner

captive in British English
adjective: held as prisoner
noun: a person or animal that is confined or restrained, esp a prisoner of war

captive in Insurance
noun: A captive is an insurance company set up by a commercial company to write the parent company's own insurances and obtain access to the reinsurance market.

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day

  • Oyster rake ‐ a rake with a long handle and curved teeth for…
  • Tartuffe ‐ the title character, a religious hypocrite, of…
  • Chrestomathy ‐ a collection of literary passages, for use in…
  • Hydra ‐ the nine-headed serpent slain by Hercules as one…
  • Headiness ‐ the quality or condition of…
  • Chucklehead ‐ a stupid person; dolt; noun: a stupid person…
  • Outer Mongolia ‐ Mongolia (the…
  • Bad conduct discharge ‐ noun: a discharge of a person from military service…
  • Unleal ‐ adjective: disloyal; treacherous…
  • Batting cage ‐ a screen with three sides and a top, in which…
Real Dictionary