Abactor

Quick meaning: Abactor is a noun meaning (law, archaic) One who steals and drives away cattle or beasts by herds or droves; a cattle rustler.

Meaning

(law, archaic) One who steals and drives away cattle or beasts by herds or droves; a cattle rustler.

Example Sentences

[…] not only from straying, but, as in time of warr, from invaders and abactors […]

But yesterday, / it was her husband / Who’d lost his life in the fight / As he beat the abactors back, / Who tried to seize their cattle.

Word Forms

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Synonyms for abactor

Depending on context, synonyms include duffer, rustler.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include rustler, abigeat, cowstealer, cattleperson, drover, cattleman.

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