noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˌpæɹəˈmɛdɪk/
/ˌpɛɹəˈmɛdɪk/Mary–marry–merry merger
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun
Meaning 1
A person trained to medically stabilize people through various interventions for victims of trauma or medical events outside of a hospital setting and prepare them for transport to a medical facility.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
A person who is licensed at the state or national level to practice medical interventions in an emergency prehospital setting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 3
a person trained to assist medical professionals and to give emergency medical treatment
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: paramedical
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: paraprofessional
History
Etymology
From para- + medic.
Across languages
Translations
62 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مُسْعِف
(musʕif)
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
Arabic:
مُسْعِفة
(musʕifa)
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
Catalan:
paramèdic
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
Chinese Mandarin:
輔助醫護人員 /辅助医护人员
(fǔzhù yīhù rényuán)
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
Danish:
paramediciner
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
Esperanto:
ambulancisto
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
Esperanto:
ambulancistino
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
Finnish:
ensihoitaja
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
French:
ambulancier
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
French:
ambulancière
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
French:
brancardier
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
French:
brancardière
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
German:
Sanitäter
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
German:
Sanitäterin
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
German:
Rettungssanitäter
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
German:
Rettungssanitäterin
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
German:
Sanitätspersonal
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
Greek:
παραϊατρικό προσωπικό
(paraïatrikó prosopikó)
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
Greek:
διασώστης
(diasóstis)
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
Hindi:
पराचिकित्सा
(parācikitsā)
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
Hungarian:
mentős
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
Hungarian:
mentőápoló
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
Hungarian:
mentőtiszt
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
Hungarian:
rohammentős
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
Indonesian:
paramedis
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
Italian:
paramedico
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
Japanese:
コ・メディカル
(ko-medikaru)
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
Japanese:
コメディカル
(komedikaru)
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
Japanese:
医療補助者
(iryō hojosha)
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
Macedonian:
бо́лничар
(bólničar)
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
Macedonian:
болни́чарка
(bolníčarka)
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
Macedonian:
санита́р
(sanitár)
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
Macedonian:
санита́рка
(sanitárka)
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
Macedonian:
парамедицина́р
(paramedicinár)
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
Macedonian:
парамедицина́рка
(paramedicinárka)
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
Māori:
manapou
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
Norwegian Bokmål:
ambulansepersonell
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
Norwegian Bokmål:
ambulansearbeider
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
Norwegian Bokmål:
paramedic
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
Polish:
ratownik
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
Polish:
ratowniczka
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
Polish:
ratownik medyczny
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
Polish:
ratowniczka medyczna
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
Portuguese:
paramédico
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
Portuguese:
paramédica
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
Romanian:
paramedic
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
Romanian:
paramedică
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
Russian:
санита́р
(sanitár)
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
Russian:
санита́рка
(sanitárka)
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
Russian:
параме́дик
(paramédik)
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
Russian:
фе́льдшер
(félʹdšer)
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
Spanish:
paramédico
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
Spanish:
paramédica
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
Swedish:
ambulanspersonal
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
Swedish:
akutvårdare
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
Swedish:
sjukvårdare
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
Telugu:
పారామెడిక్
(pārāmeḍik)
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
Turkish:
sıhhiyeci
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
Turkish:
acıl tıp teknisyeni
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
Turkish:
paramedik
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
Welsh:
parafeddyg
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital
Yiddish:
פֿעלדשער
(feldsher)
— person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital