circumciser

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• But one man, an authoritative 82-year-old who had been the village circumciser until he became a born-again Christian, had a different explanation: people used the shelter to escape from Swahili slave raiders.

  Academic text (2005)

• Louli used to be a professional female circumciser.

  Blog text (25)

• Tall continues: "The woman learned later that one of her aunties had taken the young girl to a circumciser without informing anybody."

  Blog text (25)

• As a circumciser, a mother's brother arranged for one of his sister's daughters to become the wife of the man he circumcised.

  Academic text (1992)

• It may take place in a hospital, but is usually performed without anaesthesia by a traditional circumciser using a knife, razor, or scissors.

  Blog text (1)

• Families often seek a trusted circumciser to ensure the religious ceremony is done properly.

• Before the ceremony, the circumciser explained the significance of the ritual to the parents.

Synonyms

M

mohel

vscircumciser

6 9.9

A person who performs the Jewish religious ceremony of circumcision for newborn boys

is broader, applying to practitioners for medical, religious, or cultural reasons

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Etymology