Translate captive | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of captive
noun
a person who has been taken prisoner or an animal that has been confined.
adjective
imprisoned or confined:the farm was used to hold prisoners of war captive a captive animal [attributive] having no freedom to choose alternatives or to avoid something:advertisements at the movie theater reach a captive audience (of a facility or service) controlled by, and typically for the sole use of, an establishment or company:a captive power plant
