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ABORTIONIST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does abortionist mean?
• ABORTIONIST (noun)
The noun ABORTIONIST has 1 sense:
1. a person (who should be a doctor) who terminates pregnancies
Familiarity information: ABORTIONIST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person (who should be a doctor) who terminates pregnancies
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("abortionist" is a kind of...):
doc; doctor; Dr.; MD; medico; physician (a licensed medical practitioner)
Derivation:
abortion (termination of pregnancy)
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