Abductor
/æbˈdʌk.tɚ/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 One who abducts; a kidnapper.
- 2 A muscle which serves to draw a part out, or from the median line of the body
"the abductor oculi draws the eye outward."
- 3 a muscle that draws a body part away from the median line wordnet
- 4 someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom) wordnet
Example
More examples"Sami was mistaken for the girl's abductor."
Etymology
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin abductor, By surface analysis, abduct + -or.
Etymology 2
From Medieval Latin abductor, from abdūcō + -tor.