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vaccinator

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A person or agent that administers vaccines.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: vacciner, vaccinist

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a medical practitioner who inoculates people against diseases

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: inoculator

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: medical practitioner, medical man

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English vaccine Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English vaccinate English -or English vaccinator From vaccinate + -or.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: vaccinateur — person or agent that administers vaccines
  • Dutch: vaccinator — person or agent that administers vaccines
  • Dutch: vaccinatrice — person or agent that administers vaccines
  • French: vaccinateur — person or agent that administers vaccines
  • French: vaccinatrice — person or agent that administers vaccines
  • German: Impfarzt — person or agent that administers vaccines
  • German: Impfärztin — person or agent that administers vaccines
  • Irish: vacsaíneoir — person or agent that administers vaccines
  • Italian: vaccinatore — person or agent that administers vaccines
  • Italian: vaccinatrice — person or agent that administers vaccines
  • Malay: juruvaksin — person or agent that administers vaccines
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vaksinatør — person or agent that administers vaccines
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vaksinatør — person or agent that administers vaccines
  • Romanian: vaccinator — person or agent that administers vaccines
  • Spanish: vacunador — person or agent that administers vaccines
  • Spanish: vacunadora — person or agent that administers vaccines