anesthetist
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of anesthetist
First recorded in 1880–85; anesthet(ize) + -ist
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Haxby-Jones had worked for 20 years as a nurse anesthetist before she resigned her post in 1999.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2024
State Republican Rep. Taylor Rehfeldt, a nurse anesthetist, said she decided to propose the informational video after hearing from physicians about the ongoing confusion.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2024
Dr. Yurik Mkrtchyan, 32, an anesthetist, was among more than 2,000 taken prisoner after battles at the Ilyich steel plant in Mariupol in April last year, many of them wounded soldiers he was caring for.
From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2023
Sarah Sellers, 30, finished second at the 2018 Boston Marathon while working as a nurse anesthetist.
From Washington Post • Jul. 5, 2022
The doctor may decide to be a surgeon, or an oculist, an anesthetist or a laboratory worker.
From The Trade Union Woman by Henry, Alice
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