abductor

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English [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

(US) IPA: /æbˈdʌk.tɚ/, /æbˈdʌk.tə/, /æbˈdʌk.tɔɹ/

Etymology 1 [edit]

abduct +‎ -or

Noun [edit]

abductor (plural abductors)

  1. One who abducts; a kidnapper. [mid 19th century][1]
Antonyms [edit]
Translations [edit]
kidnapper

Etymology 2 [edit]

From New Latin abductus + -or.

Noun [edit]

abductor (plural abductors or abductores)

  1. (anatomy) A muscle which serves to draw a part out, or from the median line of the body; as, the abductor oculi, which draws the eye outward. [early 17th century][1]

Antonyms [edit]

Translations [edit]

muscle

References [edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 2003 [1933], Brown, Lesley editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, edition 5th, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7, page 3:

Spanish [edit]

Noun [edit]

abductor m (plural abductores)

  1. (anatomy) abductor

Derived terms [edit]

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