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abductor

1

[ab-duhk-ter]

noun

  1. a person who abducts.



abductor

2

[ab-duhk-ter]

noun

  1. any muscle that abducts (adductor ).

abductor

  1. A muscle that draws a limb or part of a limb away from the midline of the body.

  2. Compare adductor

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Word History and Origins

Origin of abductor1

First recorded in 1840–50; abduct + -or 2

Origin of abductor2

From New Latin, dating back to 1605–15; abduce, -tor
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Example Sentences

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The abductors were last seen in a black pickup truck.

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Media reports say his abductors had tried to extort money from his son, a cryptocurrency influencer based in Dubai.

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Long isn’t willing to share much with his abductors.

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Mr. Eastman’s body had not yet been found, the police said, but they believe his abductors threw it overboard after he died on the boat.

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Besigye's allies and wife have come out to reveal harrowing details of how the opposition chief was apparently lured to meet his abductors, said to have disguised themselves as Kenyan security agents.

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