What would I call someone who restrains a person and holds them back?












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I'm writing a short story, and one of the characters gets held back by the villain's assistant. I'm imagining him being held and restrained as if he is being arrested and handcuffed. I think the word for it would be a control hold?



Here is the sentence:



"Ezekiel only had a second to stare in shock and panic before he felt someone hold him back and force his hands behind his back, as if he was being arrested. He tried to struggle his way out, but they had a strong hold on him. He didn’t even have to turn his head to know who his ___ was.



What should I put in the blanks here?



(i'm a bit nervous to post this because this probably seems worse than it actually is i swear it stays pg)






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  • What about Apprehender if the general flow will allow?

    – Cass Lopez
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  • Is there only one person holding him back ("someone") because you say "they" had a strong hold on him?

    – KannE
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  • Why not "restrainer"? Or look at synonyms for "restrain" -- detain, restrict, subdue, suppress. In fact, "subduer" is fairly commonly used in this sense.

    – Hot Licks
    2 days ago











  • I want to use assailant in that context. However, it doesn't mean specifically somebody who has a hold of somebody else.

    – Jason Bassford
    2 days ago






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    @KannE i meant a singular "they", as in the gender neutral pronoun ;)

    – NylaTheWolf
    5 hours ago
















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I'm writing a short story, and one of the characters gets held back by the villain's assistant. I'm imagining him being held and restrained as if he is being arrested and handcuffed. I think the word for it would be a control hold?



Here is the sentence:



"Ezekiel only had a second to stare in shock and panic before he felt someone hold him back and force his hands behind his back, as if he was being arrested. He tried to struggle his way out, but they had a strong hold on him. He didn’t even have to turn his head to know who his ___ was.



What should I put in the blanks here?



(i'm a bit nervous to post this because this probably seems worse than it actually is i swear it stays pg)






single-word-requests word-choice etymology







share|improve this question























  • What about Apprehender if the general flow will allow?

    – Cass Lopez
    2 days ago











  • Is there only one person holding him back ("someone") because you say "they" had a strong hold on him?

    – KannE
    2 days ago











  • Why not "restrainer"? Or look at synonyms for "restrain" -- detain, restrict, subdue, suppress. In fact, "subduer" is fairly commonly used in this sense.

    – Hot Licks
    2 days ago











  • I want to use assailant in that context. However, it doesn't mean specifically somebody who has a hold of somebody else.

    – Jason Bassford
    2 days ago






  • 1





    @KannE i meant a singular "they", as in the gender neutral pronoun ;)

    – NylaTheWolf
    5 hours ago














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I'm writing a short story, and one of the characters gets held back by the villain's assistant. I'm imagining him being held and restrained as if he is being arrested and handcuffed. I think the word for it would be a control hold?



Here is the sentence:



"Ezekiel only had a second to stare in shock and panic before he felt someone hold him back and force his hands behind his back, as if he was being arrested. He tried to struggle his way out, but they had a strong hold on him. He didn’t even have to turn his head to know who his ___ was.



What should I put in the blanks here?



(i'm a bit nervous to post this because this probably seems worse than it actually is i swear it stays pg)






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I'm writing a short story, and one of the characters gets held back by the villain's assistant. I'm imagining him being held and restrained as if he is being arrested and handcuffed. I think the word for it would be a control hold?



Here is the sentence:



"Ezekiel only had a second to stare in shock and panic before he felt someone hold him back and force his hands behind his back, as if he was being arrested. He tried to struggle his way out, but they had a strong hold on him. He didn’t even have to turn his head to know who his ___ was.



What should I put in the blanks here?



(i'm a bit nervous to post this because this probably seems worse than it actually is i swear it stays pg)






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  • What about Apprehender if the general flow will allow?

    – Cass Lopez
    2 days ago











  • Is there only one person holding him back ("someone") because you say "they" had a strong hold on him?

    – KannE
    2 days ago











  • Why not "restrainer"? Or look at synonyms for "restrain" -- detain, restrict, subdue, suppress. In fact, "subduer" is fairly commonly used in this sense.

    – Hot Licks
    2 days ago











  • I want to use assailant in that context. However, it doesn't mean specifically somebody who has a hold of somebody else.

    – Jason Bassford
    2 days ago






  • 1





    @KannE i meant a singular "they", as in the gender neutral pronoun ;)

    – NylaTheWolf
    5 hours ago



















  • What about Apprehender if the general flow will allow?

    – Cass Lopez
    2 days ago











  • Is there only one person holding him back ("someone") because you say "they" had a strong hold on him?

    – KannE
    2 days ago











  • Why not "restrainer"? Or look at synonyms for "restrain" -- detain, restrict, subdue, suppress. In fact, "subduer" is fairly commonly used in this sense.

    – Hot Licks
    2 days ago











  • I want to use assailant in that context. However, it doesn't mean specifically somebody who has a hold of somebody else.

    – Jason Bassford
    2 days ago






  • 1





    @KannE i meant a singular "they", as in the gender neutral pronoun ;)

    – NylaTheWolf
    5 hours ago

















What about Apprehender if the general flow will allow?

– Cass Lopez
2 days ago





What about Apprehender if the general flow will allow?

– Cass Lopez
2 days ago













Is there only one person holding him back ("someone") because you say "they" had a strong hold on him?

– KannE
2 days ago





Is there only one person holding him back ("someone") because you say "they" had a strong hold on him?

– KannE
2 days ago













Why not "restrainer"? Or look at synonyms for "restrain" -- detain, restrict, subdue, suppress. In fact, "subduer" is fairly commonly used in this sense.

– Hot Licks
2 days ago





Why not "restrainer"? Or look at synonyms for "restrain" -- detain, restrict, subdue, suppress. In fact, "subduer" is fairly commonly used in this sense.

– Hot Licks
2 days ago













I want to use assailant in that context. However, it doesn't mean specifically somebody who has a hold of somebody else.

– Jason Bassford
2 days ago





I want to use assailant in that context. However, it doesn't mean specifically somebody who has a hold of somebody else.

– Jason Bassford
2 days ago




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@KannE i meant a singular "they", as in the gender neutral pronoun ;)

– NylaTheWolf
5 hours ago





@KannE i meant a singular "they", as in the gender neutral pronoun ;)

– NylaTheWolf
5 hours ago










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I think it would be very natural to say "He didn't even have to turn his head to know who his captor was," but that might have the implication that he his being held for a long time.






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  • I had the exact same thought process.

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I think it would be very natural to say "He didn't even have to turn his head to know who his captor was," but that might have the implication that he his being held for a long time.






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I think it would be very natural to say "He didn't even have to turn his head to know who his captor was," but that might have the implication that he his being held for a long time.






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I think it would be very natural to say "He didn't even have to turn his head to know who his captor was," but that might have the implication that he his being held for a long time.






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I think it would be very natural to say "He didn't even have to turn his head to know who his captor was," but that might have the implication that he his being held for a long time.







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  • I had the exact same thought process.

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  • I had the exact same thought process.

    – NylaTheWolf
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I had the exact same thought process.

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I had the exact same thought process.

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