Home › Words › C › capteecapteecaptee means one who has been captured; one who is held in captivity.EtymologyFrom capture + -ee.nounOne who has been captured; one who is held in captivity.e.g.“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:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.captived 70% match — Captured; captive. vs captee →captor 70% match — One who is holding a captive or captives. vs captee →caitive 68% match — A captive. vs captee →captivance 66% match — Captivity. vs captee →captive 66% match — One who has been captured or is otherwise confined. vs captee →encaptive 65% match — To take as a captive; capture. vs captee →captivity 65% match — The state of being captive. vs captee →captivator 63% match — A person who captivates, or holds one captive. vs captee →