abductor
One who abducts; a kidnapperOne who abducts; a kidnapper.
» Yanni may have known his abductor.
Meaning
2 sensesOne who abducts; a kidnapper.
Entführer, Entführerin
похити́тельpoxitítelʹ, похити́тельницаpoxitítelʹnica
викрада́чvykradáč, викрада́чкаvykradáčka
A muscle which serves to draw a part out, or from the median line of the body
the abductor oculi draws the eye outward.
Abduktor
абду́кторabdúktor, отводя́щая мы́шцаotvodjáščaja mýšca
a muscle that draws a body part away from the median line
Examples
7 sentencesYanni may have known his abductor.
Sami was mistaken for the girl's abductor.
Sami survived on what little food and water his abductors gave him.
Sami escaped his abductor.
Her abductor, a man in his twenties, grabbed her off the street as she was walking to school.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin abductor, By surface analysis, abduct + -or. From Medieval Latin abduBorrowed from Latin abductor, By surface analysis, abduct + -or.
From Medieval Latin abductor, from abdūcō + -tor.
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Forms
plural: abductors / abductores| Singular | abductor |
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| Plural | abductors / abductores |
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- a muscle that draws a body part away from the median line:abductor muscle
- someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom):kidnapperkidnapersnatcher