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noun
One who deducts something, particularly one who deducts tax from wages or deducts certain expenditures from payment of tax.
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noun
The formal patron of a Roman colony.
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Usage: historical
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noun
Synonym of pilot whale.
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History
From deduct + -or under influence from Latin dēductor.
From Latin dēductor (“guide; founder”). See deduce.
