phlebotomist
Americannoun
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a specialist in phlebotomy.
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a nurse or other health worker trained in drawing venous blood for testing or donation.
Etymology
Origin of phlebotomist
First recorded in 1650–60; phlebotom(y) + -ist
Example Sentences
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Most blood tests involve blood drawing at a Quest service center, but consumers can also pay $79 for an in-home appointment from a mobile phlebotomist in some markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2025
You wake up and skip breakfast — not even coffee — and sit blearily in the exam room, looking at the ceiling as the phlebotomist slides a needle into your vein.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 8, 2024
But they also rely on uncomfortable procedures, ranging from collecting small blood samples through frequent finger pricks to blood draws from a trained phlebotomist.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 29, 2023
Afterward, a phlebotomist asked him to sign a form verifying his visit, then handed him $600 in cash.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 17, 2023
For the phlebotomist had been a constant attendant at her Friday night whist-table; and as it was she lost him, for he naturally was offended at her recovery under rival hands.
From What I Remember, Volume 2 by Trollope, Thomas Adolphus
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