noun
Meaning 1
One who realigns broken or disjointed bones.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
bonesetter
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noun
Meaning 2
someone (not necessarily a licensed physician) who sets broken bones
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: health professional, primary care provider, PCP, health care provider, caregiver
History
Etymology
From bone + setter.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Azerbaijani: sınıqçı — one who realigns broken or disjointed bones
- Bulgarian: чакръкчия (čakrǎkčija) — one who realigns broken or disjointed bones
- Finnish: nikamanniksauttaja — one who realigns broken or disjointed bones
- French: rebouteur — one who realigns broken or disjointed bones
- Hungarian: csontkovács — one who realigns broken or disjointed bones
- Kazakh: сынықшы (synyqşy) — one who realigns broken or disjointed bones
- Kazakh: оташы (otaşy) — one who realigns broken or disjointed bones
- Polish: nastawiacz kości — one who realigns broken or disjointed bones
- Russian: костопра́в (kostopráv) — one who realigns broken or disjointed bones
- Spanish: algebrista — one who realigns broken or disjointed bones