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paradoctor

American  
[par-uh-dok-ter] / ˈpær əˌdɒk tər /

noun

  1. a doctor who parachutes to patients in remote areas.


Etymology

Origin of paradoctor

First recorded in 1940–45; para- 3 + doctor


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They could not say enough in praise of their paradoctor.

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