stretcher-bearer

[ strech-er-bair-er ]

/ ˈstrɛtʃ ərˌbɛər ər /

noun

a person who helps carry a stretcher, as in removing wounded from a battlefield.

Origin of stretcher-bearer

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby stretcher-bearer

stress ulcers, stress urinary incontinence, stretch, stretch a point, stretcher, stretcher-bearer, stretchie, stretching course, stretch limo, stretch mark, stretchmarks

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Example sentences from the Web for stretcher-bearer

They carry it like a stretcher, though they're missing one stretcher-bearer.
Whatever You Do Someone Will Die. A Short Story About Impossible Choices in Iraq|Nathan Bradley Bethea|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
These sketches by a stretcher-bearer are extraordinarily clear and actual.
A Kut Prisoner|H. C. W. Bishop
A stretcher-bearer turned up in a minute or two; then another.
At Ypres with Best-Dunkley|Thomas Hope Floyd
Exton, who had just arrived with a message from "B" Company, was killed and a stretcher-bearer badly wounded.
The Fifth Leicestershire|J.D. Hills

He acted in turns as a galloper, as a water-carrier, and as a stretcher-bearer.
From Aldershot to Pretoria|W. E. Sellers
Monsignor Ruch, coadjutor of Nancy, is one; he is employed as a stretcher-bearer.
With our Fighting Men|William E. Sellers

British Dictionary definitions for stretcher-bearer

stretcher-bearer

noun

a person who helps to carry a stretcher, esp in wartime

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单词	stretcher-bearer
释义	stretcher-bearer [ strech-er-bair-er ] / ˈstrɛtʃ ərˌbɛər ər / noun a person who helps carry a stretcher, as in removing wounded from a battlefield. Origin of stretcher-bearer First recorded in 1875–80 Words nearby stretcher-bearer stress ulcers, stress urinary incontinence, stretch, stretch a point, stretcher, stretcher-bearer, stretchie, stretching course, stretch limo, stretch mark, stretchmarks Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stretcher-bearer They carry it like a stretcher, though they're missing one stretcher-bearer. Whatever You Do Someone Will Die. A Short Story About Impossible Choices in Iraq\|Nathan Bradley Bethea\|August 31, 2014\|DAILY BEAST These sketches by a stretcher-bearer are extraordinarily clear and actual. A Kut Prisoner\|H. C. W. Bishop A stretcher-bearer turned up in a minute or two; then another. At Ypres with Best-Dunkley\|Thomas Hope Floyd Exton, who had just arrived with a message from "B" Company, was killed and a stretcher-bearer badly wounded. The Fifth Leicestershire\|J.D. Hills He acted in turns as a galloper, as a water-carrier, and as a stretcher-bearer. From Aldershot to Pretoria\|W. E. Sellers Monsignor Ruch, coadjutor of Nancy, is one; he is employed as a stretcher-bearer. With our Fighting Men\|William E. Sellers British Dictionary definitions for stretcher-bearer stretcher-bearer noun a person who helps to carry a stretcher, esp in wartime Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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