feldsher

British  

/ ˈfɛldʃə /

noun

1. (in Russia) a medical doctor's assistant

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Etymology

Origin of feldsher

C19: Russian, from German Feldscher a field surgeon, from Feld field + Scherer surgeon, from scheren to shear

Example Sentences

One problem is money: an ambulance doctor with six years' schooling earns only $100 a month; a feldsher with four years' training is paid $90.

From Time Magazine Archive

They also carry a medical doctor and a feldsher, or medical assistant, a combination that makes treatment more readily available than it is in most U.S. emergency rooms.

From Time Magazine Archive

The znakharka and the feldsher represent two very different periods in the history of medical science—the magical and the scientific.

From Russia by Wallace, Donald Mackenzie, Sir

It brought me into contact with the feldsher, and through him, after my recovery, I made the acquaintance of several peasants living in the village.

From Russia by Wallace, Donald Mackenzie, Sir

The scientific doctor of Russia was the feldsher or army surgeon, whose sole schooling was obtained among the soldiery and whose knowledge did not extend beyond dressing wounds and giving an occasional dose of physic.

From Rabbi and Priest A Story by Goldsmith, Milton