vaccinator

American  

[vak-suh-ney-ter] / ˈvæk səˌneɪ tər /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

1. a person who vaccinates.

2. an instrument used in vaccination.

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Etymology

Origin of vaccinator

First recorded in 1800–10; vaccinate + -or ²

Example Sentences

Thanks to all @Glasgowclub Easterhouse vaccine centre - and especially vaccinator, Catherine - for making it all painless for me.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2021

Then the vaccinator pushed the needle into the girl’s arm, and pulled it out.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 2, 2021

Basic information about vaccine delivery, like the fact that the federal government was footing the bill, was also often in short supply, said Dr. Rebecca Weintraub, a vaccinator and assistant professor at Harvard Medical School.

From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2021

Hannah Lewis trained as a volunteer vaccinator at the Boyatt Pharmacy vaccination centre when her beauty salon closed during the lockdown.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2021

A careless and dirty vaccinator might infect an arm with pus organisms.

From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin