anesthetist
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of anesthetist
First recorded in 1880–85; anesthet(ize) + -ist
Compare meaning
How does anesthetist compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Al Joda Hospital in southern Khartoum is hobbling along with four people: a surgeon, an anesthetist and two nurses, Dr. Atia said.
From New York Times ● Apr. 30, 2023
Her sister Camille Linton said in a letter to the court that Nicole’s studies to be a nurse anesthetist caused her first mental health breakdown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2022
Sarah Sellers, 30, finished second at the 2018 Boston Marathon while working as a nurse anesthetist.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 5, 2022
Some patients, though, “don’t want a psychiatrist in their treatment,” said Allyn Wilcock, a nurse anesthetist who runs Northwest Ketamine Clinics, with three sites around Seattle.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 28, 2021
Now the whole duty of the anesthetist is to administer the ether so that this ratio of systolic and diastolic is maintained throughout the operation.
From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Louis Marshall Warfield
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
