taxidermist
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8.8
- noun
- /ˈtæksɪˌdɜrmɪst/
- Specialized
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taxidermista
- After the animal's unfortunate demise, the family sought the help of a talented taxidermist to preserve its memory.
- taxidermist can mount
- taxidermist stuffs
- taxidermist shop
And the taxidermist had done a pretty good job on it.
- And the taxidermist had done a pretty good job on it.
Examples
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Towns clinging burr-like to crossroads consist of just a courthouse, a taxidermist, and junk stores.
Fiction book (2002) -
There are hundreds of thousands of taxidermists in this country, and all of them are unknown.
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And the taxidermist had done a pretty good job on it.
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My taxidermist is gonna have quite the job putting you back together again.
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His father was a taxidermist.
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"I can recommend a taxidermist in Fulton," the captain said to me.
Fiction book (1995) -
No other taxidermists would tell you their secrets.
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It's a taxidermist's dream, lined with every dead animal imaginable.
Fiction book (1999) -
I'm a taxidermist.
Fiction book (1994) -
He's an amateur taxidermist.
Synonyms
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9.2
A person who mounts animal skins so they look like live animals for display
A person who fills and shapes animal skins to make them look like living animals for display
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word taxidermist comes from Greek parts taxis ('arrangement') and derma ('skin'), with -ist meaning 'a person'. So a taxidermist is literally someone who 'arranges skins', which fits the job of preparing, stuffing and mounting animal skins for display.