ˌorthoˈpædist, -pedist [f. next: see -ist: cf.mod.F. orthopédiste.] One who cures deformities; an orthopædic surgeon. 1853Dunglison Med.Lex., Orthopedist,..one who practises orthopædia.1869tr.Hugo's By the King's Command I. ii. 20 Let an orthopedist be imagined in the inverse sense.