amputator
(ˈæmpjuːteɪtə(r))
[a. L. *amputātor, n. of agent f. amputā-re: see amputate and -or.]
One who amputates. lit. and fig.
| 1810 Coleridge Friend i. vi. (1866) 26, I might..have referred our hurrying enlighteners and revolutionary amputators to the gentleness of nature. 1882 Pall Mall G. 4 July 2 A successful amputator of dogs' tails. |