noun
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a person who performs abortions, esp illegally
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a person who is in favour of abortion on demand
Etymology
Origin of abortionist
Example Sentences
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Her options were to induce an abortion herself or find a doctor or backstreet abortionist who would do it at a price.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025
Sometimes these characters are killed by an abortionist – which is exactly what happens in a novel written by one of the 19th century's most popular sensationalist writers, Ned Buntline.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2022
Stepping just outside its margins into the viewer’s space, a grubby pink stool where the abortionist sat is placed next to the patient’s wire seat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2022
“That’s how I get my kicks, I guess. You know, an abortionist has his satisfaction, too.”
From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2022
On the twentieth of October, 1847, the abortionist was placed in the dock of the Court of General Sessions, before Recorder Scott and two aldermen.
From Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations The Veil Lifted, and Light Thrown on Crime and its Causes, and Criminals and their Haunts. Facts and Disclosures. by William F. Howe
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