prosector
Americannoun
-
a person who dissects cadavers for the illustration of anatomical lectures or the like.
-
a person who performs autopsies to establish the cause of death or the nature and seat of disease.
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of prosector
1855–60; < Late Latin: anatomist, literally, one who cuts in public (or beforehand), equivalent to Latin prōsec ( āre ) to cut out (body organs) in public sacrifice ( see pro- 1, sect) + -tor -tor
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Before then, Moe, the prosector, asked Jane whether she had ever publicly revealed her identity as a victim of Epstein and Maxwell.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 30, 2021
Judge Sullivan’s denial was a victory for prosector Brandon L. Van Grack.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 17, 2019
“Play close attention to the timing in this case,” Peter Koski, the lead prosector, said in his opening statement.
From New York Times ● Sep. 27, 2017
He subsequently resigns the position, along with his boss Elliot Richardson, rather than obey an order from Nixon to fire Archibald Cox, the special prosector in the Watergate scandal.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 23, 2015
He had been Vesalius' prosector at Padua and had succeeded him at Bologna, and then was invited to Rome.
From The Century of Columbus by James J. Walsh
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a wordDefinitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
