abortionist

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abortionist

  • /əˈbɔɹ.ʃə.nɪst/ US

noun abortionists

  1. offensive, sometimes A person who performs abortions, especially illegally or secretly. Mad. Restell, the celebrated Abortionist [is arrested].

    Similar: aborter, angel maker, jack-knife barber

  2. derogatory A person who advocates for or supports the legality of abortion. For quotations using this term, see Citations:abortionist.

    Similar: pro-abortionist, pro-choicer, pro-deather · Opposite: anti-abortionist, anti-choicer, fetus fetishist, forced-birther, pro-lifer, right-to-lifer

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noun person who performs abortions — see also angel maker

Españolabortista, abortero, abortera
Portuguêsaborteiro, aborteira
Françaisavorteur, avorteuse, médecin avorteur
DeutschAbtreiber, Abtreiberin, Abtreibungsarzt, Abtreibungsärztin, Abtreibungshelfer, Abtreibungshelferin

noun person who advocates for or supports the legality of abortion

Españolabortista
Portuguêsabortista
DeutschAbtreibungsbefürworter, Abtreibungsbefürworterin

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@misc{abortionist_2026,
  title = {abortionist},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/abortionist},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}