abactor

noun

ab·​ac·​tor

(ˈ)a-¦bak-tər

plural -s

: one who steals cattle

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin abāctor, from abigere "to drive away" (from ab- ab- entry 1 + agere "to drive" + -tor, agent suffix

First Known Use

1659, in the meaning defined above

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