stretcher-bearer
stretcher-bearer · stretcher-bearers
A person who carries, or helps to carry, injured or dead people on a stretcherA person who carries, or helps to carry, injured or dead people on a stretcher.
US/stɹˈɛtʃɚbˈɛɹɚ/
Meaning
1 sensesA person who carries, or helps to carry, injured or dead people on a stretcher.
one who helps carry a stretcher
Translations
4 languagesForms
plural: stretcher-bearers| Singular | stretcher-bearer |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- one who helps carry a stretcher:litter-bearer
See also
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