abductor

ab-duc-tor · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A person who abducts or kidnaps another person.

  2. 2.

    (Anatomy) A muscle that moves a limb or part away from the midline of the body.

Forms

plural: abductors

Related words

Antonyms: rescuer
See also: abduct, adductor, kidnapper
Synonyms: captor, kidnapper

Etymology

From Latin abductor, from abducere (to lead away).