Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

surgeon

/ˈsɝd͡ʒən/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.13 in modern English

Syllables
sur-geon
IPA
/ˈsɝd͡ʒən/
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who performs surgery; a doctor who performs operations on people or animals.

noun

A surgeonfish.

name

A surname.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English surgien, borrowed from Anglo-Norman surgien, sirogen (Old French surgien et al.), from Vulgar Latin *chīrurgiānus, from Latin chīrūrgia (“surgery”), from chīrurgus (“surgeon”), borrowed from Ancient Greek χειρουργός (kheirourgós), from χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”). Doublet of chirurgeon.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *ǵʰes-, surgien, *chīrurgiānus, chīrūrgia, χειρουργός

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈsɝd͡ʒən/
  • British English: /ˈsɜːd͡ʒən/

Inflected Forms

surgeons (plural) chirurgeon (alternative)

Derived Forms

cardiosurgeon cryosurgeon cybersurgeon dermasurgeon electrosurgeon microsurgeon nanosurgeon neurosurgeon nonsurgeon orthosurgeon otosurgeon psychosurgeon

Phrases

aesthetic surgeon barber surgeon bottom surgeon brain surgeon cosmetic surgeon dental surgeon heart surgeon oral surgeon

Synonyms

sawbones cutter chirurgeon operating surgeon

Rhymes With

sturgeon burgeon lake sturgeon chirurgeon

Questions

How do you pronounce surgeon?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɝd͡ʒən/.
What does surgeon mean?
One who performs surgery; a doctor who performs operations on people or animals.
Where does surgeon come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce surgeon

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