taxidermist

/tækˈsɪdərmɪst/
noun
  1. A person whose job is to prepare, stuff, and mount the skins of dead animals to make them look lifelike.
    • My uncle is a taxidermist and has a workshop full of animal mounts.
    • The taxidermist spent weeks carefully restoring the deer's hide.
    • The museum hired a skilled taxidermist to create a new exhibit of local wildlife.
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