Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Inductor \In*duct"or\, n. [L., one who stirs up or rouses. See
   {Induce}.]
   1. The person who inducts another into an office or benefice.

   2. (Elec.) That portion of an electrical apparatus, in which
      is the inducing charge or current.

Source : WordNet®

inductor
     n : an electrical device that introduces inductance into a
         circuit [syn: {inductance}]