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abactor

Pronunciation: /ˈæˌbæk.tɚ/

The English word “abactor” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

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

Etymology

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

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