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etherist

etherist noun: a medical professional who uses ether as an anaesthetic.

Noun

etherist (plural etherists)

  1. (archaic) A medical professional who uses ether as an anaesthetic.
  2. (archaic) One who uses ether as a recreational drug.

Forms of etherist

pluraletherists

Origin of etherist

From ether + -ist.

Questions about etherist

What does etherist mean?
Etherist means a medical professional who uses ether as an anaesthetic.
What part of speech is etherist?
Etherist is a noun.
What is the plural of etherist?
The plural of etherist is etherists.

Words near etherist in the dictionary

  1. etherisers
  2. etherises
  3. etherish
  4. etherising
  5. etherism
  6. etherist
  7. etherists
  8. etherization
  9. etherizations
  10. etherize
  11. etherized

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