nurse
noun
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
nurses
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pluralof nurse.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof nurse (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
nursenouna person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Example Sentences
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One nurse even said they had collapsed with dehydration after working on a ward with no ventilation, while two nurses with pre-existing health conditions said they ended up having seizures.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
A child lay beneath a blue sheet, hooked to a respirator, with a team of doctors and nurses clustered around the bed.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
The study drew on three long-running US studies that followed nearly 150,000 nurses and other health professionals for up to 30 years.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
Noninstructional staff like counselors, social workers, school nurses and administrators accounted for nearly all of the spending growth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
I looked at the clock again, the nurses again, the people, the tiles, the chairs.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
