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abactor

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /ˈæˌbæk.tɚ/
  • General-American: /æˈbæk.tɚ/
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noun

Meaning 1

One who steals and drives away cattle or beasts by herds or droves; a cattle rustler.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

Topics: law

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: abactor, duffer, rustler

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Late Latin abactor (“cattle rustler”), from abigō (“drive away”); from ab (“from, away from”) + agō (“drive”).

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: краде́ц на доби́тък (kradéc na dobítǎk) — one who steals and drives away cattle or beasts by herds
  • Dutch: runderdief — one who steals and drives away cattle or beasts by herds
  • Dutch: veedief — one who steals and drives away cattle or beasts by herds
  • Finnish: karjavaras — one who steals and drives away cattle or beasts by herds
  • Latin: abactor — one who steals and drives away cattle or beasts by herds
  • Polish: złodziej bydła — one who steals and drives away cattle or beasts by herds
  • Portuguese: abactor — one who steals and drives away cattle or beasts by herds
  • Portuguese: abígeo — one who steals and drives away cattle or beasts by herds