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abortist

abortist noun: abortionist.

Noun

abortist (plural abortists)

  1. abortionist
    • It was no mystery at all, or a mystery covered only with the thinnest and most transparent veil, that forced abortion is a common practice among Turkish women. The horrible secret as to the means and the drugs to be employed is pretty generally known, and where ignorance prevails there are "wise...1853, Charles MacFarlane, Kismet: or, The doom of Turkey, page 66

Forms of abortist

pluralabortists

Origin of abortist

From abort + -ist.

Questions about abortist

What does abortist mean?
Abortist means abortionist.
What part of speech is abortist?
Abortist is a noun.
What is the plural of abortist?
The plural of abortist is abortists.

Words near abortist in the dictionary

  1. abortionees
  2. abortionism
  3. abortionist
  4. abortionists
  5. abortions
  6. abortist
  7. abortists
  8. abortive
  9. abortived
  10. abortively
  11. abortiveness

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