barber-surgeon
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of barber-surgeon
First recorded in 1675–85
Example Sentences
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“The Matrix” actor will play Regis, a wise barber-surgeon who is beloved among fans of the books.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2024
One of the first people to grow them was a 16th century barber-surgeon called John Gerard.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2017
He midwifed Theodoric of York, a medieval barber-surgeon played by the guest host Steve Martin, who believed bloodletting cured everything.
From New York Times • Jul. 19, 2012
At ten years a fatherless Boy poorly educated, he is apprenticed to a barber-surgeon.
From The Life of Friedrich Schiller Comprehending an Examination of His Works by Carlyle, Thomas
In many families the barber-surgeon was called in almost as regularly for this and with quite as little anxiety about it as for the cutting of the hair.
From The Popes and Science The History of the Papal Relations to Science During the Middle Ages and Down to Our Own Time by Walsh, James J.
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