orderly
A hospital attendant given a variety of non-medical dutiesA hospital attendant given a variety of non-medical duties.
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2 sensesA hospital attendant given a variety of non-medical duties.
Pflegehelfer, Krankenpfleger
санита́рsanitár, санита́ркаsanitárka
a male hospital attendant who has general duties that do not involve the medical treatment of patients
A soldier who carries out minor tasks for a superior officer.
Ordonnanzsoldat, Ordonnanz
ордина́рецordinárec, вестово́йvestovój, денщи́кdenščík
a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer
Examples
18 sentencesAre you an orderly?
Why can't you keep an orderly house?
Sami worked at the hospital as an orderly.
When Tom was young, he was orderly and proper.
Everything seemed neat and orderly at a first glance.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
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