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antivivisectionist

American  
[an-tee-viv-uh-sek-shuh-nist, an-tahy-] / ˌæn tiˌvɪv əˈsɛk ʃə nɪst, ˌæn taɪ- /

noun

  1. a person who opposes vivisection.


adjective

  1. Also antivivisection. of, relating to, or characteristic of antivivisectionists or their policies.

Other Word Forms

  • antivivisectionism noun

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

When a dog show opened in Chicago last March, the National Society for Medical Research�long a target for the Hearstpapers' antivivisectionist crusades�staged a counteroffensive.

From Time Magazine Archive

Their might: 150 delegates, representing 125 U. S. humane and antivivisectionist societies.

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