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castrator

noun

Etymology

From castrate + -or.

  1. derived from castrātus
  2. inherited from castrat
  3. suffixed as castrator — “castrate + or”

Definitions

  1. One who castrates (gelds or neuters).

    • “I remind myself,” McCleary says, unconvincingly, “that in medieval times, surgeons and dentists were classified under the sign of Mars along with butchers, barbers, tinkers, castrators of animals, murderers and hangmen.”

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA