"circumciser" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: circumcisers [plural]
Etymology: circumcise + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|circumcise|er|id2=agent noun}} circumcise + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} circumciser (plural circumcisers)
  1. A person who performs circumcision. Synonyms: posthectomist, mohel [Judaism] Translations (one who performs circumcision): হাজাম (hajam) (Bengali), besnijder [masculine] (Dutch), besnijderes [feminine] (Dutch), Beschneider [masculine] (German), Beschneiderin [feminine] (German), mudim (Malay)

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