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inseminator

inseminator

8.7
A man who gives sperm to help someone have a baby
  • noun
  • /ɪnˈsɛmɪneɪtər/
  • NSFW
translation icon : donante de esperma
  • As a trained inseminator, he is responsible for collecting and donating sperm for fertility treatments.

Examples

  • The clinic employs a qualified inseminator who assists couples attempting to conceive through artificial insemination.

  • The hospital's inseminator explained the process of sperm donation and its importance for successful pregnancies.

  • I was now numbered among the inseminators, for I had passed the test with what she spoke of as "flying colors."

    Fiction book (2001)

Synonyms

donor
vsinseminator
  • Specialized
253 3.0

A person who gives blood or an organ to help another person

is focused on providing reproductive cells for conception rather than general medical donation
sperm donor
vsinseminator
12 3.6

A man who gives sperm to help someone have a baby

is the same but done specifically to enable conception in fertility treatment

Surface Forms

inseminator singular
inseminators plural

Morphology

inseminator = inseminate (transparent) = inseminate + or

Standard agent noun from 'inseminate'; here used to label a person who donates sperm, which is a straightforward extension.

Etymology

Inseminator comes from Latin parts in- meaning 'into' and semen meaning 'seed', so it literally means 'one who puts seed inside'. That's why people also use inseminator for a person who donates sperm to help create a child.