surgeon

American  

[sur-juhn] / ˈsɜr dʒən /

noun

1. a physician who specializes in surgery.

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surgeon British  

/ ˈsɜːdʒən /

noun

1. a medical practioner who specializes in surgery

2. a medical officer in the Royal Navy

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Etymology

Origin of surgeon

1250–1300; Middle English surgien < Anglo-French, alteration of Old French cirurgien chirurgeon

Example Sentences

Lurie said that the surgeon general has essentially two formal functions in the government.

From Salon

South Korea is globally renowned for its beauty, from heartthrob idols and picturesque actresses to elaborate skin-care regimens and world-class plastic surgeons.

From The Wall Street Journal

In “Doc Martin,” Clunes played a brilliant London surgeon who develops a blood phobia and becomes a general practitioner in the Cornwall fishing village where he spent summers as a child.

From Los Angeles Times

Mills would wake up in an operating room, where a Russian surgeon stood over him.

From The Wall Street Journal

She includes a brief appreciation of her wig stylist and reports outliving a few plastic surgeons.

From The Wall Street Journal

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