Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

surgeon general

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.11 in modern English

Syllables
sur-geon -gen-er-al
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The leading public health official in a country, state, or military division.

noun

Alternative form of Surgeon General.

Inflected Forms

Surgeons General (plural) Surgeon-General (alternative) surgeon generals (plural) surgeons generals (plural)

Synonyms

chief medical officer chief medical advisor surgeon general of the united states

Questions

What does surgeon general mean?
The leading public health official in a country, state, or military division.

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