Phrase guide

barber surgeon

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A medical practitioner of medieval Europe, generally charged with looking after soldiers during or after a battle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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Across languages

Translations

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: بَلَّان (ballān) — medical practitioner
  • Czech: ranhojič — medical practitioner
  • Czech: felčar — medical practitioner
  • Czech: mastičkář — medical practitioner
  • Dutch: chirurgijn — medical practitioner
  • Finnish: välskäri — medical practitioner
  • Finnish: haavuri — medical practitioner
  • French: barbier chirurgien — medical practitioner
  • West-Frisian: sjirurgyn — medical practitioner
  • West-Frisian: sirurgyn — medical practitioner
  • German: Feldscher — medical practitioner
  • German: Feldscherin — medical practitioner
  • German: Feldscherer — medical practitioner
  • German: Feldschererin — medical practitioner
  • German: Bader — medical practitioner
  • Greek: γιατρός κουρέας (giatrós kouréas) — medical practitioner
  • Hungarian: felcser — medical practitioner
  • Italian: cerusico — medical practitioner
  • Northern Kurdish: belan — medical practitioner
  • Northern Kurdish: hekîmê leşkerî — medical practitioner
  • Norwegian: bartskjær — medical practitioner
  • Norwegian: bartskjærer — medical practitioner
  • Norwegian: badskjær — medical practitioner
  • Norwegian: feltskjær — medical practitioner
  • Polish: cyrulik — medical practitioner
  • Polish: balwierz — medical practitioner
  • Portuguese: barbeiro-cirurgião — medical practitioner
  • Romanian: bărbier-chirurg — medical practitioner
  • Russian: цирюльник (cirjulʹnik) — medical practitioner
  • Slovak: ránhojič — medical practitioner
  • Slovak: felčiar — medical practitioner
  • Slovak: mastičkár — medical practitioner
  • Swedish: fältskär — medical practitioner
  • Tagalog: barbero-siruhano — medical practitioner
  • Ukrainian: цирульник (cyrulʹnyk) — medical practitioner
  • Ukrainian: цилюрник (cyljurnyk) — medical practitioner
  • Ukrainian: цилюрик (cyljuryk) — medical practitioner
  • Vilamovian: bōder — medical practitioner