prosector

[ proh-sek-ter ]

noun

1. a person who dissects cadavers for the illustration of anatomical lectures or the like.
2. a person who performs autopsies to establish the cause of death or the nature and seat of disease.

prosector

/ prəʊˈsɛktə /

noun

1. a person who prepares or dissects anatomical subjects for demonstration

Other Words From

• pro·sec·to·ri·al [proh-sek-, tawr, -ee-, uh, l, -, tohr, -], adjective
• pro·sector·ship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of prosector¹

1855–60; < Late Latin: anatomist, literally, one who cuts in public (or beforehand), equivalent to Latin prōsec ( āre ) to cut out (body organs) in public sacrifice ( pro- ¹, sect ) + -tor -tor

Word History and Origins

Origin of prosector¹

C19: from Latin, from prōsecare to cut up; probably on the model of French prosecteur

Example Sentences

But the resignation hours later of the former boyfriend, Nathan J. Wade, whom Ms. Willis hired as a special prosector, only settled so much.

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But David Harbach, a prosector on Mr. Smith’s team, said Mr. Trump was “no different from any other busy important person who has been indicted.”

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The boy, Emile, was last seen walking down the street of his grandparents' house - located in a remote mountain outpost with only two dozen inhabitants - by two witnesses on Saturday afternoon, a prosector said.

From Reuters

In the Republican-controlled House, Representative Darin LaHood, an Illinois Republican and a former prosector who sits on the Intelligence Committee, is leading a working group to try to get Section 702 reauthorized.

From New York Times

Hilson, the special prosector in the case, an elected Democrat from Muskegon County, said in an email on Feb. 10 that the investigation was still open.

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