Etymology

abactor

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Today it means: One who steals and drives away cattle or beasts by herds or droves; a cattle rustler. Full definition →

Late Latin abactor
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  1. Late Latin · derived fromabactor“cattle rustler”
  2. English todayabactor

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

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