abductee

English

Etymology

From abduct +‎ -ee.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌæb.dʌkˈtiː/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˌæb.dʌkˈti/, /ˌæb.dəkˈti/

Noun

abductee (plural abductees)

An abducted person, in particular a person abducted by aliens. [Late 20^th century.]^[1]

Translations

abducted person

Dutch: ontvoerde persoon m

Portuguese: abduzido (pt) m

References

↑ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], →ISBN), page 3

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