castrater
/ˈkæstreɪtər/
noun
- A person or thing that removes the testicles of a male animal or person.
- Modern veterinarians act as castraters for pets and livestock.
- The experienced castrater could perform the procedure on a calf in under a minute.
- In ancient times, a castrater was sometimes employed by royal courts.
- Something that takes away power or strength.
- The strict censorship board was a castrater of artistic freedom.
- The new policy acted as a castrater of the department's independence.
- Some see bureaucracy as a castrater of innovation.
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