"abductee" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌæb.dʌkˈtiː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌæb.dʌkˈti/ [US], /ˌæb.dəkˈti/ [US] Audio: en-ca-abductee.ogg [Canada] Forms: abductees [plural]
Etymology: From abduct + -ee. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|abduct|ee}} abduct + -ee Head templates: {{en-noun}} abductee (plural abductees)
  1. An abducted person, in particular a person abducted by aliens. Categories (topical): People Translations (abducted person): ontvoerde persoon [masculine] (Dutch), Entführungsopfer [neuter] (German), abduzido [masculine] (Portuguese), nyara (Swahili)

Inflected forms

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