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nurser

[ nur-ser ]

/ ˈnɜr sər /

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noun

a person, animal, or thing that nurses.

nursing bottle.

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Nearby words

nurse-practitioner, nursehound, nurseling, nursemaid, nursemaid's elbow, nurser, nursery, nursery rhyme, nursery rhymes, nursery school, nursery slopes

Origin of nurser

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at nurse, -er¹

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for nurser

This is complimentary to woman—indicating that she marries to become a nurser of the sick and old.
The Golden Censer|John McGovern