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abductor¹

  • /æbˈdʌk.tɚ/ US

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin abductor, By surface analysis, abduct + -or.

noun abductors

  1. One who abducts; a kidnapper.

Opposite: abductee

abductor²

  • /æbˈdʌk.tɚ/ US

Where it comes from

From Medieval Latin abductor, from abdūcō + -tor.

noun abductors · abductores

  1. A muscle which serves to draw a part out, or from the median line of the body the abductor oculi draws the eye outward.

Opposite: abductee, adductor

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noun

Opposite: abductee

noun

Opposite: abductee, adductor

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noun kidnapper

Españolraptor, secuestrador
한국어유괴범 yugoebeom, 납치범 napchibeom
日本語誘拐犯 yūkaihan
中文誘拐者 /诱拐者 yòuguǎizhě, 綁架者 /绑架者 bǎngjiàzhě, 劫持者 jiéchízhě
हिन्दीअपहरणकर्ता apharaṇkartā, अपहर्ता aphartā
Portuguêsraptor, sequestrador
Françaisabducteur, abducteuse, ravisseur, ravisseuse
DeutschEntführer, Entführerin
Italianorapitore, rapitrice
Ελληνικάαπαγωγέας apagogéas
Românărăpitor, răpitoare
Русскийпохити́тель poxitítelʹ, похити́тельница poxitítelʹnica
العربيةمُخْتَطِف muḵtaṭif

noun muscle

Españolabductor
한국어벌림근 beollimgeun, 외전근 oejeon'geun
日本語外転筋 gaitenkin
中文外展肌 wàizhǎnjī
Portuguêsabdutor
DeutschAbduktor
Ελληνικάαπαγωγός μυς apagogós mys
Românămușchi abductor
Русскийабду́ктор abdúktor, отводя́щая мы́шца otvodjáščaja mýšca

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"abductor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/abductor.

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@misc{abductor_2026,
  title = {abductor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/abductor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}