stretcher-bearer


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stretch·er-bear·er

(strĕch′ər-bâr′ər)
n.
One who helps carry a stretcher or litter.
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stretcher-bearer

n
(Medicine) a person who helps to carry a stretcher, esp in wartime
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.stretcher-bearer - one who helps carry a stretcher
litter-bearer
attendant, attender, tender - someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
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Translations

stretcher-bearer

[ˈstrɛtʃəˌbɛərəʳ] n → barelliere m
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