Meanings
nounexcisor (plural excisors)
plural excisors
- One who excises, especially one who performs female genital cutting.
Typically, traditional excisors have carried out the procedure, but recently a discouraging trend has emerged in some countries where medical professionals are increasingly performing the procedure.
2010, Population Reference Bureau, Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: Data and Trends, archived from the original on 08 Sep 2017
Origin
- Latinexcīsor
- Englishexcisor
Borrowed from Latin excīsor. By surface analysis, excise + -or.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French exciseur, exciseuse
- exciseurone who excises
- exciseuseone who excises
Cite this entry
APA
excisor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/excisor
MLA
“excisor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/excisor. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “excisor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/excisor.
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