abductor n 1: someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom) [syn: {kidnapper}, {kidnaper}, {abductor}, {snatcher}] 2: a muscle that draws a body part away from the median line [syn: {abductor}, {abductor muscle}]
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]