abortionist
US/əˈbɔɹ.ʃə.nɪst/
abortionist noun: a person who performs abortions, especially illegally or secretly.
Noun
abortionist (plural abortionists)
- A person who performs abortions, especially illegally or secretly.
- Mad. Restell, the celebrated Abortionist [is arrested].1844 March 26, New-York Daily Tribune
- The quack abortionist, with “a little knowledge,” impudently, remorselessly, and secretly employs his craft for filthy lucre’s sake, perpetrating one crime to conceal another, at which science and charity blush.1848 October 7, “Morals and Murder – the Case of Eliza Wilson”, in The Medical Times, volume 18, number 471, London, page 373
- Synonyms:
- aborter, angel maker, jack-knife barber
- A person who advocates for or supports the legality of abortion.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:abortionist.
- Synonyms:
- pro-abortionist, pro-choicer, pro-deather
- Antonyms:
- anti-abortionist, anti-choicer, fetus fetishist, forced-birther, pro-lifer, right-to-lifer
abortionist meaning in Hindi, Kannada and Tagalog
abortionist in Hindi
- गर्भपाती, गर्भपात करवाने वाला, गर्भपात करानेवाला
abortionist in Kannada
- ಮಯ್ಯಿಳಿತಗಾರ, ಬಸಿರಿಳಿತಗಾರ
abortionist in Tagalog
- person who performs abortions — see also angel maker
- abortista, aborsiyonista
Examples of abortionist in a sentence
- Such a fetus is perfectly viable save for the act of the abortionist.1998, J. David Bleich, Bioethical Dilemmas: A Jewish Perspective, volume 1, Hoboken, New Jersey: KTAV Publishing House, →ISBN, page 277:
- Robert Spencer, a humane abortionist who was known as “The Saint.”2005, Paul Krassner, One Hand Jerking: Reports from an Investigative Satirist, →ISBN, page 24:
- […] a gruesome procedure in which the abortionist dismembers a child who could survive outside the womb.2009, Dinesh D’Souza, Letters to a Young Conservative, →ISBN, page 191:
- Then she asks her to go first to meet the abortionist.2009–2010, Roger Ebert, Roger Ebert’s Movie Yearbook 2010, review of 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, page 146:
Synonyms of abortionist
Antonyms
Forms of abortionist
| plural | abortionists |
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Origin of abortionist
From abortion + -ist.
Words formed from abortionist
Questions about abortionist
- What does abortionist mean?
- Abortionist means a person who performs abortions, especially illegally or secretly.
- What is abortionist in Hindi?
- Abortionist in Hindi is गर्भपाती, गर्भपात करवाने वाला, गर्भपात करानेवाला. See Abortionist meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use abortionist in a sentence?
- Such a fetus is perfectly viable save for the act of the abortionist.
- What part of speech is abortionist?
- Abortionist is a noun.
- How do you pronounce abortionist?
- Abortionist is pronounced /əˈbɔɹ.ʃə.nɪst/ (US).
- What is the plural of abortionist?
- The plural of abortionist is abortionists.
Words near abortionist in the dictionary
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