inseminator

[in-sem-uh-ney-ter]

in·sem·i·na·tor

[in-sem-uh-ney-ter]
noun Veterinary Medicine.
a technician who introduces prepared semen into the genital tract of breeding animals, especially cows and mares, for artificial insemination.

Origin:
1940–45; inseminate + -or2
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Inseminator has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
given to using long words.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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inseminate (ɪnˈsɛmɪˌneɪt)
 
vb
1.  to impregnate (a female) with semen
2.  to introduce (ideas or attitudes) into the mind of (a person or group)
 
[C17: from Latin insēmināre, from in-² + sēmināre to sow, from sēmen seed]
 
insemi'nation
 
n
 
in'seminator
 
n

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