Phrase guide

emergency medical technician

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

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noun

Meaning 1

An ambulance worker who works in patient stabilization and emergency transport. In some services, an EMT is a trainee who is not a paramedic; in other services, a paramedic is a senior-level EMT, sometimes called an EMT-P in contrast with an EMT-I, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: emergency medical services

Examples

  • Near-synonym: paramedic (sometimes broadly synonymous)

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: paramedic[Appendix:Glossary

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: technician, first responder, worker, person

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