angel maker en · NOUN
Meanings
- (euphemistic, historical) An illicit abortionist.
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(euphemistic, historical) A person who took in unwanted children and usually mistreated them.
But the angel maker usually mistreated the child, giving it almost no food […]
1994, Bill Rolston, Anna Eggert, Abortion in the New Europe: A Comparative Handbook, page 237:When her mother left to the angel maker, she said goodbye as if she would never return.
2020, Ana Cravid, What If You Had Been Aborted?, page 15:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| angel makers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (12)
nl engeltjesmaakster (illicit abortionist) · hu angyalcsináló (illicit abortionist) · cs andělíčkářka (illicit abortionist) · cs andělíčkář (illicit abortionist) · de Engelmacherin (illicit abortionist) · fr faiseur d'anges (illicit abortionist) · de Engelmacher (illicit abortionist) · fi enkelintekijä (illicit abortionist) · sv änglamakare (illicit abortionist) · sv änglamakerska (illicit abortionist) · nl engeltjesmaker (illicit abortionist) · fr faiseuse d'anges (illicit abortionist)