emasculator
/ɪˈmæskjəˌleɪtər/
noun
- A person or thing that weakens or deprives someone of strength, power, or effectiveness.
- Critics called the censorship board an emasculator of creative expression.
- The constant criticism acted as an emasculator of the team's confidence.
- The new policy was seen as an emasculator of local government authority.
- A device or tool used to castrate an animal.
- The veterinarian used an emasculator to neuter the young bull.
- The emasculator must be sterilized before each use to prevent infection.
- Farmers often keep an emasculator in their tool shed for livestock care.
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