- stretcher-bearer
- stretch·er-bear·er -.bar-ər, -.ber- n a person who carries one end of a stretcher
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
stretcher-bearer — stretcher .bearer n someone, usually a soldier, who carries one end of a stretcher … Dictionary of contemporary English
stretcher-bearer — stretcher ,bearer noun count one of the people who carries a stretcher … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
stretcher-bearer — [strech′ərber΄ər] n. a person who helps carry a stretcher, esp. in military combat … English World dictionary
stretcher-bearer — noun one who helps carry a stretcher • Syn: ↑litter bearer • Hypernyms: ↑attendant, ↑attender, ↑tender * * * ˈstretcher bearer f18 [stretcher bearer stretcher bearers … Useful english dictionary
stretcher-bearer — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms stretcher bearer : singular stretcher bearer plural stretcher bearers one of the people who carries a stretcher … English dictionary
stretcher bearer — Synonyms and related words: Aquarius, Ganymede, Hebe, bearer, bheesty, busboy, caddie, cargo handler, carrier, carrier pigeon, carter, common carrier, conveyer, coolie, cupbearer, drayman, express, expressman, freighter, gun bearer, hauler,… … Moby Thesaurus
stretcher-bearer — /strech euhr bair euhr/, n. a person who helps carry a stretcher, as in removing wounded from a battlefield. [1875 80] * * * … Universalium
stretcher-bearer — noun A person who carries, or helps to carry, injured or dead people on a stretcher … Wiktionary
stretcher-bearer — noun (C) someone, usually a soldier, who carries one end of a stretcher … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
stretcher-bearer — /ˈstrɛtʃə bɛərə/ (say strechuh bairruh) noun someone, especially a member of the services, who helps to carry a stretcher, as in removing the wounded from a combat area …