excisor en · NOUN
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin excīsor. By surface analysis, excise + -or.
Meanings
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One who excises, especially one who performs female genital cutting.
Typically, traditional excisors have carried out the procedure, but recently a discouraging trend has emerged in some countries where medical professionals are increasingly performing the procedure.
2010, Population Reference Bureau, Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: Data and Trends, archived from the original on 08 Sep 2017:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| excisors | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
fr exciseur (one who excises) · fr exciseuse (one who excises)