abductor

== English == === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /æbˈdʌk.tɚ/ === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin abductor, By surface analysis, abduct +‎ -or. ==== Noun ==== abductor (plural abductors) One who abducts; a kidnapper. [mid 19th century] ===== Antonyms ===== abductee ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Medieval Latin abductor, from abdūcō + -tor. ==== Noun ==== abductor (plural abductors or abductores) (anatomy) A muscle which serves to draw a part out, or from the median line of the body [early 17th century] the abductor oculi draws the eye outward. ===== Antonyms ===== abductee adductor ===== Derived terms ===== abductor pollicis longus ===== Translations ===== === References === == Latin == === Etymology === From abdūcō (“to abduct”) +‎ -tor. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [abˈdʊk.tɔr] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [abˈduk.tor] === Noun === abductor m (genitive abductōris); third declension (Medieval Latin) abductor Synonyms: plagiātor, plagiārius ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun. === References === R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “abductor”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources‎[1], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French abducteur. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /abdukˈtor/ Rhymes: -or Hyphenation: ab‧duc‧tór === Adjective === abductor m or n (feminine singular abductoare, masculine plural abductori, feminine/neuter plural abductoare) abductive ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “abductor”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from New Latin abductor, from abdūcō + -tor. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /abduɡˈtoɾ/ [aβ̞.ð̞uɣ̞ˈt̪oɾ] Rhymes: -oɾ Syllabification: ab‧duc‧tor === Noun === abductor m (plural abductores) (anatomy) abductor ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “abductor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025