adductor

noun

ad·​duc·​tor ə-ˈdək-tər 

a-

1

: a muscle that draws a part toward the median line of the body or toward the axis of an extremity

2

: a muscle that closes the valves of a bivalve mollusk

Examples of adductor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Australia is a young, physical and tall team that will be without defender Jacob Italiano, who’s out with an adductor injury recently sustained in practice. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 25 June 2026

In obvious pain, he was carted off the field with a left hamstring/adductor strain. — Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 24 June 2026

Cabrera was expected to get imaging Wednesday after straining his left hamstring/adductor stretching for a throw at first base Tuesday during a 9-6 win over the New York Mets. — ABC News, 24 June 2026

Adductor Machine The adductor muscles are located on the inner thigh and work together with the hip abductors (outer hip muscles) and other muscles to maintain proper knee alignment during dynamic movements. — Jakob Roze, Health, 18 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin, going back to Late Latin, "conductor," from Latin addūcere "to lead or bring (to a place)" + -tor, agent suffix — more at adduce

First Known Use

1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for adductor

• abductor
• conductor
• constructor
• destructor
• inductor
• instructor
• mukhtar
• semiconductor
• superconductor

Kids Definition

adductor

noun

ad·​duc·​tor ə-ˈdək-tər 

: a muscle that draws a body part (as an arm or finger) toward or past a plane or a line that divides the body or a hand or foot into right and left halves

Medical Definition

adductor

noun

ad·​duc·​tor -ˈdək-tər 

1

: any of three powerful triangular muscles that contribute to the adduction of the human thigh:

a

: one arising from the superior ramus of the pubis and inserted into the middle third of the linea aspera

called also adductor longus

b

: one arising from the inferior ramus of the pubis and inserted into the iliopectineal line and the upper part of the linea aspera

called also adductor brevis

c

: one arising from the inferior ramus of the pubis and the ischium and inserted behind the first two into the linea aspera

called also adductor magnus

2

: any of several muscles other than the adductors of the thigh that draw a part toward the median line of the body or toward the axis of an extremity