deductor

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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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pilot whale
OriginLatin dēductor →
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Meanings

deductor1

noundeductor (plural deductors)

plural deductors

  1. One who deducts something, particularly one who deducts tax from wages or deducts certain expenditures from payment of tax.

deductor2

noundeductor (plural deductors)

plural deductors

  1. historicalThe formal patron of a Roman colony.
  2. Synonym of pilot whale.

    Synonyms: pilot whale

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of pilot whale.

Similar
pilot whale
Also see
pilot whale

Origin

deductor · noun

  1. Latindēductor
  2. Englishdeductor

From deduct + -or under influence from Latin dēductor.

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deductor · noun

  1. Latindēductor“guide; founder”
  2. Englishdeductor

From Latin dēductor (“guide; founder”). See deduce.

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APA

deductor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deductor

MLA

“deductor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deductor. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deductor,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deductor.

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