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TAXIDERMIST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does taxidermist mean?
• TAXIDERMIST (noun)
The noun TAXIDERMIST has 1 sense:
1. a craftsman who stuffs and mounts the skins of animals for display
Familiarity information: TAXIDERMIST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A craftsman who stuffs and mounts the skins of animals for display
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
animal stuffer; stuffer; taxidermist
Hypernyms ("taxidermist" is a kind of...):
artificer; artisan; craftsman; journeyman (a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft)
Derivation:
taxidermy (the art of mounting the skins of animals so that they have lifelike appearance)
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