feldsher
feldscher or feldschar
/ (ˈfɛldʃə) /
noun
(in Russia) a medical doctor's assistant
Origin of feldsher
1C19: Russian, from German Feldscher a field surgeon, from Feld field + Scherer surgeon, from scheren to shear
Words Nearby feldsher
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How to use feldsher in a sentence
"Come, husband, praying is of little avail," answered his practical wife; "we must have a feldsher" (doctor).
Rabbi and Priest | Milton GoldsmithThe Jew was exhausted, hardly breathing, but that did not prevent the feldsher from cupping him twelve times.
Letters of Anton Chekhov | Anton ChekhovI shall dismiss my feldsher, close the barracks, and if the cholera comes, I shall cut rather a comic figure.
Letters of Anton Chekhov | Anton Chekhov"You are a feldsher," I said, making use of the word which I had recently added to my vocabulary.
Russia | Donald Mackenzie WallaceThis first interview with the feldsher was, on the whole, satisfactory.
Russia | Donald Mackenzie Wallace
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