vivisector

/ˈvɪvɪˌsɛktər/
noun
  1. A person who performs vivisection (surgery on living animals for scientific research).
    • The university hired a skilled vivisector to conduct the neurological study.
    • The vivisector carefully monitored the animal's vital signs during the experiment.
    • Many people protest against vivisectors, arguing that animal testing is cruel.
  2. A person who analyzes or criticizes something in a harsh, detailed, or ruthless way.
    • In the debate, she acted as a vivisector of her opponent's arguments, tearing them apart point by point.
    • The film critic was a vivisector of bad acting, leaving no flaw unmentioned.
    • The journalist was known as a vivisector of political scandals, exposing every detail.
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