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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   One who abducts; a kidnapper.
2. 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. 3
   a muscle that draws a body part away from the median line wordnet
4. 4
   someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom) wordnet

Synonyms

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abductor muscleadductorcrimpkidnaperkidnapperkidnapper

Antonyms

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abducteeadductor

Example

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"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.

Related phrases

abductor pollicis longus

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