Abactor

/ˈæbæk.tər/

मवेशी-चोर (पशु-चोर)

Origin & History

From Latin abactor (“cattle-stealer”), from abigere (“to drive away”), from ab- (“away”) + agere (“to drive”).

लैटिन abactor (“मवेशी-चोर”) से, जो abigere (“हाँककर दूर ले जाना”) से बना है; ab- (“दूर”) + agere (“हाँकना/चलाना”)।

Definition

An abactor is someone who drives away and steals cattle or other livestock; the term is chiefly used in legal or historical contexts.

एबैक्टर वह व्यक्ति है जो मवेशियों (विशेषकर गाय-भैंस) या अन्य पशुओं को हाँककर ले जाकर चुराता है; यह शब्द प्रायः कानूनी या ऐतिहासिक संदर्भों में प्रयुक्त होता है।

Parts of Speech

Noun:
The abactor was charged with stealing cattle from the village commons.
एबैक्टर पर गाँव की साझा चरागाह से मवेशी चुराने का आरोप लगाया गया।

Usage Examples

In Roman law, an abactor could face severe penalties for livestock theft.
The records mention an abactor who drove off a herd at night.
The term abactor is rare in modern English and is mostly found in legal writing.

Synonyms

Cattle thief Rustler Livestock thief Stealer

Antonyms

Law-abiding citizen Owner Caretaker Herder

Related Forms

Noun
Verb
Abact (rare) / Abacted (rare) / Abacting (rare)

Idioms & Phrases

No common idioms in modern English use the word "abactor".
आधुनिक अंग्रेज़ी में “abactor” शब्द वाले प्रचलित मुहावरे नहीं मिलते।