bronchotomist|brɒŋˈkɒtəmɪst| [f. βρόγχος bronchus (see next and -ist); cf.phlebotomist.] One who performs bronchotomy; (humorously) a cut-throat. 1670G. Thompson True Way Preserv. Blood, I doubt not the time will come..that a Phlebotomist..will be looked upon little better than Bronchotomist, a cut-throat.