abductor — ONAD

abductor /abˈdəktər, æbˈdəktər

▸ noun

1 a person who abducts another person:

she endured a two-hour ordeal at the hands of her abductors.

2 (also abductor muscle) Anatomy a muscle whose contraction moves a limb or part away from the midline of the body, or from another part. Compare with adductor.

▪ any of a number of specific muscles in the hand, forearm, or foot:

[followed by Latin genitive] abductor pollicis.

– ORIGIN early 17th century (as a term in anatomy): modern Latin (see abduct).