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vaccinator

American  
[vak-suh-ney-ter] / ˈvæk səˌneɪ tər /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

  1. a person who vaccinates.

  2. an instrument used in vaccination.

Etymology

Origin of vaccinator

First recorded in 1800–10; vaccinate + -or 2

Example Sentences

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Health boards supply the Scottish government with daily updates on the total number of vaccinations they are able to provide and vaccinator staffing numbers but this has not been made publicly available yet.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2021

Thanks to all @Glasgowclub Easterhouse vaccine centre - and especially vaccinator, Catherine - for making it all painless for me.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2021

“Before, there were four to five doctors, one vaccinator and a nurse in the village,” Omar said.

From Washington Post • Oct. 4, 2021

Then the vaccinator pushed the needle into the girl’s arm, and pulled it out.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 2, 2021

A careless and dirty vaccinator might infect an arm with pus organisms.

From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin

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