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Definition of abductor : 1. 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.
2. One who abducts.

Synonyms:

con artist, kidnaper, conman, biceps, adductor, Achilles tendon, snatcher, abs, cartilage, kidnapper, abductor muscle, con woman, disk, child molester, erector muscle, drug lord, ciliary muscle, fiber, accessory, arsonist, drug baron, fence

Usage examples:

• The phalanx passes on to the dorsum of the metacarpal, where it is held erect by the tension of the abductor and adductor muscles. - "Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.", Alexander Miles Alexis Thomson.
• You love a man who is a pirate, a renegade, the abductor of yourself and of Lionel, the man who murdered your brother! - "The Sea-Hawk", Raphael Sabatini.
• Now and then Isabelle opened her eyes and cast a timid glance at her abductor, who finally said to her, in a voice he vainly strove to render soft and mild: You need not be afraid of me, mademoiselle! - "Captain Fracasse", Theophile Gautier.