inseminator

American  

[in-sem-uh-ney-ter] / ɪnˈsɛm əˌneɪ tər /

noun

Veterinary Medicine.

1. a technician who introduces prepared semen into the genital tract of breeding animals, especially cows and mares, for artificial insemination.

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Etymology

Origin of inseminator

First recorded in 1940–45; inseminate + -or ²

Example Sentences

Such sizes make natural breeding impossible, which is why there is an occupation called an artificial turkey inseminator.

From Slate • Nov. 21, 2016

“I wanted to come here because of the farm and the opportunities it would provide me,” said Ferguson, who said he wants to become a professional artificial inseminator.

From Washington Times • Jun. 14, 2014

That makes it harder for Swiss farmers to use traditional visual inspections to know when to bring on the bull or, in about 80 percent of the cases these days, the artificial inseminator.

From New York Times • Oct. 2, 2012

A thousand or so paintings, more than 2,000 drawings, sown from Leningrad to Washington: Rubens was the grand inseminator of the Baroque, a monster of controlled fecundity, erudition and discipline.

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