abductor Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)
    snatcher; kidnapper; kidnaper.
  2. noun a muscle that draws a body part away from the median line
    abductor muscle.

WordNet


Ab*duc"tor noun
Etymology
NL.
Definitions
  1. One who abducts.
  2. (Anat.) A muscle which serves to draw a part out, or form the median line of the body; as, the abductor oculi, which draws the eye outward.

Webster 1913