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abortionist
/əˈbɔɹ.ʃə.nɪst/
noun 2
Collocations
4ADJ.
celebrated, little, quack
VERB + ABORTIONIST
act
PREP.
with
ADV.
also
Definitions
noun
1
A person who performs abortions, especially illegally or secretly.
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.
2
A person who advocates for or supports the legality of abortion.
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Mad. Restell, the celebrated Abortionist [is arrested].
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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 cha
Wiktionary03
Such a fetus is perfectly viable save for the act of the abortionist.
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She plays a timid, caring but nonetheless controversial 1950s London housewife who is also a back-alley abortionist.
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