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abacter

abacter is the alternative spelling of abactor.

Meaning of abactor

Noun

abactor (plural abactors)

  1. (archaic) One who steals and drives away cattle or beasts by herds or droves; a cattle rustler.
    • […] not only from straying, but, as in time of warr, from invaders and abactors […]1659, H. Hammond, A Paraphrase and Annotations Upon the Books of the Psalms
    Synonyms:
    duffer, rustler

Forms of abacter

pluralabacters

Questions about abacter

What is abacter the alternative spelling of?
Abacter is the alternative spelling of abactor.

Words near abacter in the dictionary

  1. abacomancy
  2. abacost
  3. abacosts
  4. abacot
  5. abacs
  6. abacter
  7. abacteraemic
  8. abacteremic
  9. abacterial
  10. abacterially
  11. abacters

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