abductor

Noun
Synonyms: kidnapperkidnapersnatcherabductor muscle

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)Synonyms: kidnapperkidnapersnatcher
  2. a muscle that draws a body part away from the median lineSynonyms: abductor muscle
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]

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