abductor
noun /æbˈdʌktə(r)/
/æbˈdʌktər/
- a person who abducts somebodyTopics Crime and punishmentc2
- (also abductor muscle)(anatomy) a muscle that moves a body part away from the middle of the body or from another part compare adductorTopics Bodyc2
Word Originearly 17th cent. (as a term in anatomy): modern Latin from Latin abduct- ‘led away’, from the verb abducere, from ab- ‘away, from’ + ducere ‘to lead’.