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Abductor

//æbˈdʌk.tɚ// noun

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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

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin abductor, By surface analysis, abduct + -or.

Etymology 2

From Medieval Latin abductor, from abdūcō + -tor.

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