A person who practices or advocates for the use of antiseptics in medicine and hygiene.
From 'antiseptic' combined with the agent suffix '-ist', creating a noun for someone who promotes or specializes in antiseptic methods.
In the 1870s-1880s, antisepticists like Joseph Lister were revolutionary rebels—they faced fierce opposition from doctors who thought they were wasting time washing hands when germs didn't even exist yet.
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