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hoyers

hoyers is the plural of hoyer.

Meaning of hoyer

Noun

hoyer (plural hoyers)

  1. A device for transferring a person with serious mobility issues to and from the floor, a mobility device (such as a wheelchair), seating, and a bed.
    • About five to ten years ago, facilities in Europe started to phase in different types of lift devices that are just now becoming more common in the United States. […] The portable lifting devices manufactured by medical equipment suppliers are U-shaped and contain wheels and a hoyer-style hydraulic...2002, Victor Regnier, Design for Assisted Living: Guidelines for Housing the Physically and Mentally Frail, page 128

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Proper noun capitalized: Hoyers

Hoyers

  1. (plural) plural of Hoyer

Questions about hoyers

What is hoyers the plural of?
Hoyers is the plural of hoyer.
What part of speech is hoyers?
Hoyers is a proper noun.

Words near hoyers in the dictionary

  1. hoydens
  2. Hoye
  3. hoyed
  4. hoyer
  5. Hoyeraal-Hreidarsson syndrome
  6. hoyers
  7. Hoyerswerda
  8. Hoyes
  9. hoyin
  10. hoying
  11. Hoyings

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