amputator

English

Etymology

From amputate +‎ -or.

Noun

amputator (plural amputators)

1. The person who performs, or thing that causes, an amputation.

Translations

person who performs, or thing that causes, an amputation

• German: Amputator m
• Portuguese: amputador (pt) m

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [am.pʊˈtaː.tɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [am.puˈtaː.tor]

Verb

amputātor

1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of amputō

References

• "amputator", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)