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transfixer

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From transfix + -er.

noun transfixers

Something that transfixes. When I was coming of age in the '60s, I squirmed and squiggled not to be pinned down by that great transfixer "the homosexual" which American psychiatry had made into such a weighty implement. To be stuck by that label, it seemed to me, would mean having to live my life as a case history in a medica

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"transfixer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/transfixer. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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transfixer. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/transfixer

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"transfixer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/transfixer.

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@misc{transfixer_2026,
  title = {transfixer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/transfixer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}