abductor

[ ab-duhk-ter ]

/ æbˈdʌk tər /

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noun

a person who abducts.

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Origin of abductor

First recorded in 1840–50; abduct + -or²

abductor²

[ ab-duhk-ter ]

/ æbˈdʌk tər /

noun

any muscle that abducts (opposed to adductor).

From New Latin, dating back to 1605–15; see origin at abduce, -tor

The husband, meanwhile, claims that he found her at a railway station and managed to rescue her from the abductors, and later, they decided to get married.
Three Women: Stories Of Indian Trafficked Brides|LGBTQ-Editor|October 5, 2020|No Straight News
Richard Ben Cramer explores the abduction of Olympic athlete Kari Swenson and the indefatigable sheriff who hunted her abductor.
The Ballad of Johnny France|Richard Ben Cramer|January 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Jaycee Dugard, who was held captive for 18 years in a squalid series of tents by her abductor, who fathered her two children.
New Hope for Parents of Missing Madeleine McCann|Barbie Latza Nadeau|May 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Her parents tell Evie Salomon how they picture her abductor—if he exists at all.
Vanished From Her College Campus|Evie M. Salomon|September 24, 2011|DAILY BEAST

In the nearly four months since then, her parents have only grown more haunted by the specter of her abductor.
Vanished From Her College Campus|Evie M. Salomon|September 24, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Till then I hadnt had the faintest idea that my abductor was the Gray Phantom.
The Gray Phantom's Return|Herman Landon
Your sweetheart's abductor is no other than the Marquis de Villebelle.
The Barber of Paris|Charles Paul de Kock
He comes to beg my help in discovering the abductor of her he loves.
The Barber of Paris|Charles Paul de Kock
Was she a true woman or what my fears pictured her—the scheming, unprincipled abductor of Gwendolen Ocumpaugh?
The Millionaire Baby|Anna Katharine Green
I did not hate him, for I found it, even now, impossible to believe that he was the abductor of my girl.
The Air Pirate|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull

abductor

[ ăb-dŭk′tər ]

A muscle that draws a body part, such as a finger, arm, or toe, away from the midline of the body or of an extremity.

abductor

[ ăb-dŭk′tər ]

A muscle that draws a limb or part of a limb away from the midline of the body. Compare adductor.