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variolator

variolator noun: one who inoculates with smallpox.

Noun

variolator (plural variolators)

  1. One who inoculates with smallpox.
    • Observers noted that Chinese variolators in Vietnam exhibited one or two slight variations in their practice, however, one constant factor is that they all introduced inoculum into the nasal passages.2015, C. Michele Thompson, Vietnamese Traditional Medicine: A Social History, page 82

Forms of variolator

pluralvariolators

Origin of variolator

From variolate + -or.

Questions about variolator

What does variolator mean?
Variolator means one who inoculates with smallpox.
What part of speech is variolator?
Variolator is a noun.
What is the plural of variolator?
The plural of variolator is variolators.

Words near variolator in the dictionary

  1. variolated
  2. variolates
  3. variolating
  4. variolation
  5. variolations
  6. variolator
  7. variolators
  8. variole
  9. varioles
  10. variolic
  11. varioliform

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