abductor

Definition of Abductor in English :

someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)

2. abductor, abductor muscle

a muscle that draws a body part away from the median line

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Abductor

verb (transitive)

1.

to remove (a person) by force or cunning; kidnap

2.

(of certain muscles) to pull (a leg, arm, etc) away from the median axis of the body

Compare adduct

verb transitive

1.

to take (a person) away unlawfully and by force or fraud; kidnap

2. Physiology

to pull (a part of the body) away from the median axis: said of a muscle

n.

1. One, such as a kidnapper, who abducts.

2. Anatomy 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.