foot doctor. 1  chiropodist: a specialist in care for the feet. 2  Podiatry is a branch of medicine devoted to the study, diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the foot, ankle and lower leg.
guillotine noun (DEVICE) âº [ C or S ] a device, invented in France, consisting of a sharp blade in a tall frame, used in the past for killing criminals by cutting off their heads: King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette went to the guillotine (= were killed by the guillotine) during the French Revolution.
Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition: 1  Scapegoat(noun) a goat upon whose head were symbolically placed the sins of the people, after which he was suffered to escape into the wilderness. 2  Scapegoat(noun) hence, a person or thing that is made to bear blame for others.