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Definition of Circumciser
1. n. One who performs circumcision.
Definition of Circumciser
1. Noun. A person who performs circumcision ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Circumciser
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Circumciser
Literary usage of Circumciser
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Literary Diary of Ezra Stiles: Ed. Under the Authority of the by Ezra Stiles (1901)
"A circumciser .... seldom circumcised his own child. Any one might circumcise.
It was not a part of the Office of Priests or Levites—neither was there any ..."
2. The History and Description of Africa: And of the Notable Things Therein by Robert Brown, John Pory, Leo (1896)
"Euery man laics his money vpon a lads face which the circumciser brought with him.
Whereupon the lad calling euery one by his name, giueth them thanks in ..."
3. New Edition of the Babylonian Talmud (1903)
"Therefore he says nay; it really refers to the circumciser, ... R. Papa said: "
The circumciser who does not suck out the wound places the child in danger, ..."
4. Modern Judaism: Or, A Brief Account of the Opinions, Traditions, Rites by John Allen (1830)
"These all come together, and place themselves as near as possible to the circumciser,
in order to see and learn every thing ; for the sake of which it is ..."
5. The American Jew: An Exposé of His Career by Telemachus Thomas Timayenis (1888)
"Next to him stands the father, to signify that the circumciser is his deputy or
representative. Then the women come to the door of the room or synagogue ..."
6. An Arabic-English Lexicon: Derived from the Best and the Most Copious by Edward William Lane (1885)
"A man (S) having the head [or glans' of his penis, (Msb, K,) or the extremity of
the head of his penis, (S,) hurt, or wounded, by the circumciser. ..."
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