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Meanings of abductor in English

Portuguese
raptor
Catalan
raptor
Spanish
raptor

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

raptor
Portuguese
abdutor
Catalan
múscul abductor

Muscle whose function is to move away from the central line of the body the part to which it is connected.

abdutor
Usage of abductor in English
1
That maybe she had escaped from an abductor or assailant, Daniel said.
Tell me, pretty maiden
2
To report the demographic data and outcomes of endoscopic hip abductor repair.
Pubmed
3
They mourned the loss of the fair abductor more than her offense.
Selected Stories of Bret Harte
4
Each of the men on this board is a known child abductor.
The abduction
5
Shouts and shrieks were of no avail to detain the horrid abductor.
The Castaways
6
The lady was Mademoiselle de Pointdexter, and her abductor Vicomte de Tulle.
In the Irish Brigade: A Tale of War in Flanders and Spain
7
I thought that in this mother, we might find the child's abductor.
The Millionaire Baby
8
Backup guard Ish Smith tore an abductor muscle at Milwaukee on Wednesday.
Reuters
9
Artemiss abductor was describing what lay in store for the Irish boy.
Artemis Fowl: the opal deception
10
However, parents were urged to remain vigilant until the abductor had been found.
The Irish Times
11
The abductor was doubtless remembering the instructions to chloroform the Countess.
Graustark
12
The HHS and the hip abductor strengths were higher in the HA group.
Pubmed
13
She leaned against the abductor weight machine, which had been her last exercise.
Sushi for one?
14
One abductor told her the gang had also seized two Europeans.
Reuters
15
The instant she could see, she turned full upon her abductor.
The Unseen Bridegroom; Or, Wedded For a Week
16
Then, calling Raja after me, I set out after Dian and her abductor.
Pellucidar
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Abductor through the time
Abductor across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
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