abductor, abductor muscle
(noun) a muscle that draws a body part away from the median line
kidnapper, kidnaper, abductor, snatcher
(noun) someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
abductor (plural abductors)
One who abducts; a kidnapper. [mid 19th century]
• abductee
abductor (plural abductors or abductores)
(anatomy) A muscle which serves to draw a part out, or from the median line of the body[early 17th century]
• abductee
• adductor
Source: Wiktionary
Ab*duc"tor, n. Etym: [NL.]
1. One who abducts.
2. (Anat.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 February 2025
(adjective) pertaining to giving directives or rules; “prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
