Anesthetist

noun

noun ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who gives an anesthetic. Canada, US
  2. 2
    a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before they are treated wordnet

Example

More examples

"The anesthetist put the patient to sleep for the surgery."

Etymology

From anesthet(ize) + -ist.

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