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Noun: abductor  ub'dúk-tu(r)
  1. Someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)
    - kidnapper, kidnaper [US], snatcher
     
  2. A muscle that draws a body part away from the median line
    - abductor muscle

Derived forms: abductors

Type of: captor, capturer, crim [Brit, informal], criminal, crook [informal], felon, malefactor [formal], outlaw, skeletal muscle, striated muscle

Encyclopedia: Abductor

Nearest

abdominovesical
abduce
abducens
abducens muscle
abducens nerve
abducent
abducent nerve
abduct
abducting
abduction
abductor
abductor muscle
abeam
Abecedarian
abecedarian
abecedarius
abed
Abel
Abel Janszoon Tasman
Abel Tasman
Abelard