cauterizer

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word cauterizer. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word cauterizer, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say cauterizer in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word cauterizer you have here. The definition of the word cauterizer will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofcauterizer, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Etymology

From cauterize +‎ -er.

Noun

cauterizer (plural cauterizers)

  1. One who, or that which, cauterizes.
    • 2007 April 3, Charles Mcgrath, “Atul Gawande Rocks in the O.R.”, in New York Times:
      Various wands and clippers and cauterizers went into other little holes, and while watching the screens, the two doctors moved them around as if working joysticks on a video game.

Derived terms

Anagrams

Middle French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Old French cauteriser.

Verb

cauterizer

  1. (figuratively) to toughen; to harden
    • 1595, Michel de Montaigne, Essais:
      Je ne croy pas qu'une ame cauterizée sçeut contrefaire une telle assurance
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Descendants

  • French: cautériser