abductor : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: abductor	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for abductor
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
abductor n someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom) Synonym(s): kidnapper, kidnaper, abductor, snatcher a muscle that draws a body part away from the median line Synonym(s): abductor, abductor muscle
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Abductor \Abduc"tor\, n. [NL.] 1. One who abducts. 2. (Anat.) A muscle which serves to draw a part out, or form the median line of the body; as, the abductor* oculi, which draws the eye outward.