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stretcher-bearer

stretcher-bearer noun: a person who carries, or helps to carry, injured or dead people on a stretcher.

Noun

stretcher-bearer (plural stretcher-bearers)

  1. A person who carries, or helps to carry, injured or dead people on a stretcher.

Forms of stretcher-bearer

pluralstretcher-bearers

Questions about stretcher-bearer

What does stretcher-bearer mean?
Stretcher-bearer means a person who carries, or helps to carry, injured or dead people on a stretcher.
What part of speech is stretcher-bearer?
Stretcher-bearer is a noun.
What is the plural of stretcher-bearer?
The plural of stretcher-bearer is stretcher-bearers.

Words near stretcher-bearer in the dictionary

  1. stretcher bonds
  2. stretcher case
  3. stretcher cases
  4. stretcher match
  5. stretcher matches
  6. stretcher-bearer
  7. stretcher-bearers
  8. stretchered
  9. stretchering
  10. stretcherless
  11. stretcherman

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