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stretcher-bearer

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: S T R EH1 CH ER0 B EH1 R ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A person who carries, or helps to carry, injured or dead people on a stretcher.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

one who helps carry a stretcher

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: litter-bearer

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: attendant, attender, tender

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: portalliteres — person who carries people on a stretcher
  • Chinese Mandarin: 担架手 (dānjià shǒu) — person who carries people on a stretcher
  • French: brancardier — person who carries people on a stretcher
  • Greek: φορειοφόρος (foreiofóros) — person who carries people on a stretcher
  • Greek: τραυματιοφορέας (travmatioforéas) — person who carries people on a stretcher
  • Ido: kamilisto — person who carries people on a stretcher
  • Polish: noszowy — person who carries people on a stretcher
  • Romanian: brancardier — person who carries people on a stretcher
  • Spanish: camillero — person who carries people on a stretcher
  • Swedish: bårbärare — person who carries people on a stretcher
  • Turkish: sedyeci — person who carries people on a stretcher