ab|duc|tor

ab|duc|tor
ab|duc|tor «ab DUHK tuhr», noun.
1. a person who abducts someone; kidnaper.
2. a muscle that pulls a part of the body away from its normal position by the trunk or main axis. The deltoid muscle of the shoulder is an abductor that raises the arm outward and upward.

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