orderlies
- plural of orderly.
Example Sentences
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Behind the scenes, there are orderlies, administrative staff and dedicated doctors doing their best to save lives.
From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026
Urban health clinic workers, from doctors to nurses and orderlies, are historically underpaid in these environments.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 28, 2023
These workers are high school teachers, bus drivers, doctors, nurses, orderlies, cops, firefighters and baristas who make sure the coffee is hot when the 9-to-5 workers show up at Starbucks.
From Washington Post • Nov. 8, 2022
But unions representing support workers, including nurses’ aides, orderlies, cafeteria workers and others, have opposed it.
From New York Times • Sep. 26, 2021
I made my way back to the orderlies waiting by the car, swung myself into the backseat, buckled myself up, and turned around.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
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