abortionist
/əˈbɔɹ.ʃə.nɪst/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.94 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Mad. Restell, the celebrated Abortionist [is arrested]."
- "The quack abortionist, with “a little knowledge,” impudently, remorselessly, and secretly employs his craft for filthy lucre’s sake, perpetrating one crime to conceal another, at which science and charity blush."
- "Such a fetus is perfectly viable save for the act of the abortionist."
- "According to Bray, “there is a difference between taking a retired abortionist and executing him, and killing a practicing abortionist who is regularly killing babies.” The first act is in Bray’s view retributive, the second defensive."
- "In 1962, when abortion was still illegal, I published an anonymous interview with Dr. Robert Spencer, a humane abortionist who was known as “The Saint.”"
- "[…] a gruesome procedure in which the abortionist dismembers a child who could survive outside the womb."
Etymology
Etymology tree English abortion Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English abortionist From abortion + -ist.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /əˈbɔɹ.ʃə.nɪst/
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.