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decapitator|dɪˈkæpɪteɪtə(r)|
[f. decapitate + -or, after L. type.]
1. One who decapitates.
1820Examiner No. 630. 290/1 Disgust at the decapitators and pity for the beheaded. 1892Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch 2 Feb., Mr. S. will be remembered as the official decapitator of fourth-class postmasters under President Cleveland.
2. Med. An obstetric instrument for decapitation of the fœtus.
1841F. H. Ramsbotham Obstetr. Med. (1851) 371. 1882 in Syd. Soc. Lex. |