stretcher-bearer
[ strech-er-bair-er ]
/ ˈstrɛtʃ ərˌbɛər ər /
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noun
a person who helps carry a stretcher, as in removing wounded from a battlefield.
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Nearby words
stretch one's legs, stretch receptor, stretch reflex, stretch runner, stretcher, stretcher-bearer, stretchie, stretching course, stretchmarks, stretchout, stretchy
Origin of stretcher-bearer
First recorded in 1875–80
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stretcher-bearer
noun
a person who helps to carry a stretcher, esp in wartime
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