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stretcher-bearer

American  
[strech-er-bair-er] / ˈstrɛtʃ ərˌbɛər ər /

noun

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

stretcher-bearer British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of stretcher-bearer

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

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Stretcher bearer William Collins, in another , described how he was one of the first to use a veil respirator.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2014

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