- a prisoner.
- a person who is enslaved or dominated: He is the captive of his own fears.
- made or held prisoner, especially in war: captive troops.
- kept in confinement or restraint: captive animals.
- enslaved by love, beauty, etc.; captivated: her captive beau.
- of or relating to a captive.
- managed as an affiliate or subsidiary of a corporation and operated almost exclusively for the use or needs of the parent corporation rather than independently for the general public: a captive shop;a captive mine.
- a person or animal that is confined or restrained, esp a prisoner of war
- a person whose behaviour is dominated by some emotion
- held as prisoner
- held under restriction or control; confined
- captivated; enraptured
- unable by circumstances to avoid speeches, advertisements, etc (esp in the phrase captive audience)
