[syn: abductor, abductor muscle]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Abductor \Ab*duc"tor\, n. [NL.]
1. One who abducts.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
abductor
n 1: someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually
for ransom) [syn: kidnapper, kidnaper, abductor,
snatcher]
2: a muscle that draws a body part away from the median line
[syn: abductor, abductor muscle]