responder
One who respondsOne who responds.
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» The paramedic first responders have been deployed.
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2 sensesOne who responds.
someone who responds
A person who responds to an emergency situation or other summons.
911 responders arrived at the scene within five minutes after the call.
Examples
8 sentencesThe paramedic first responders have been deployed.
Yanni, an experienced first-responder, has saved more than four hundred lives.
After the accident, the evacuated area was quickly surrounded by emergency responders.
Supermarket staffers are now in the category of heroic workers, like first responders.
Medical first responders say the woman was unconscious on the ground when they arrived.
Forms
plural: responders| Singular | responder |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- someone who responds:respondentanswerer
Word family
10 related wordsSee also
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