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anesthetist

American

[uh-nes-thi-tist] / əˈnɛs θɪ tɪst /

Or anaesthetist

noun

a person who administers anesthetics, usually a specially trained doctor or nurse.

anesthetist British

/ əˈnɛsθətɪst /

noun

(in the US) a person qualified to administer anaesthesia, often a nurse or someone other than a physician Compare anesthesiologist

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Etymology

Origin of anesthetist

First recorded in 1880–85; anesthet(ize) + -ist

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Example Sentences

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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

Brecht was placed on probation and prohibited from performing procedures requiring sedation without an anesthesiologist or nurse anesthetist.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 8, 2023

Sarah Sellers, 30, finished second at the 2018 Boston Marathon while working as a nurse anesthetist.

From Washington Post • Jul. 5, 2022

Mr. Harrelson is a nurse anesthetist at the Cary and Raleigh, N.C. locations of Raleigh Endoscopy Center.

From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2021

"Well, how's that?" responded the conversational anesthetist, as he loosened one of the straps.

From "And they thought we wouldn't fight" by Gibbons, Floyd

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