antivivisectionist
Americannoun
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of antivivisectionist
First recorded in 1880–85; anti- + vivisection + -ist
Example Sentences
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As described by Tom Butler and Antonio Vizcaino in their spectacular book Wildlands Philanthropy, Baxter was an antivivisectionist, who flew a flag at half-mast in Maine’s capital, Augusta, when his dog died.
From Forbes ● Oct. 3, 2011
Rabid old antivivisectionist Hearst was being kept alive by one of the nation's most eminent vivisectionists.
From Time Magazine Archive
The 59-year-old Duchess of Hamilton twitches the robe trimmed with artificial fur that she bought for the Coronation of George V. She is an antivivisectionist.
From Time Magazine Archive
Who's Who further carries information that she is "pacifist, socialist, antivivisectionist."
From Time Magazine Archive
No antivivisectionist would accept the suggestion of a single experiment.
From An Ethical Problem Or, Sidelights upon Scientific Experimentation on Man and Animals by Leffingwell, Albert
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