inoculator
6.1
A person who gives vaccines to protect people from disease
- noun
- /ɪˈnɒkjʊleɪtər/
- Specialized
:
inoculador
- The nurse became an inoculator to help protect the community against infectious illnesses.
Examples
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With a multi-inoculator (8), all 96 cultures were smeared onto four neighboring microscopic slides simultaneously for gram staining.
Academic text (1993) -
The inoculator administered the vaccine to the children in the clinic.
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As a skilled inoculator, she played a crucial role in preventing outbreaks of diseases.
Synonyms
674
3.8
A doctor who finds what is wrong and treats sick or injured people
specializes in giving preventive injections rather than diagnosis or treatment
medicator
vsinoculator
1
7.8
A person or machine that gives medicine to people and animals
focuses specifically on preventive injections rather than general medicine
vaccinator
vsinoculator
4.7
A person who gives vaccines to protect people from disease
refers to the same protective injections but uses a different term for the person
Surface Forms
inoculator singular
inoculators plural
Morphology
Etymology
The word inoculator comes from Latin parts in- ('into') and oculus ('eye'); gardeners once pushed a bud into the 'eye' of a plant, so the verb meant 'to put in'. That's why an inoculator is someone who puts a vaccine into the body to protect against disease.