feldscher
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A physician assistant in a number of European and Central Asian countries (nowadays mainly former USSR countries).
Example Sentences
- "They were ordered to provide the following accommodation; one male ward with ten beds and one with six, one female ward with four beds; two rooms for the medical staff; one for the Sister of Mercy; rooms for the feldschers and other attendants; a room for carrying out disinfection; bathroom, kitchen and offices."
- "In Russian military hospitals the subordinate duty is performed by a body of men who are designated feldschers."
- "Louise left the little house with a heavy heart. "For God's sake keep an eye upon Monsieur le Capitaine," she said at parting to the little feldscher, or under-surgeon, who replied with a laugh:— […]"
- ""How stupid, how stupid!" the doctor muttered, when the feldscher was gone."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: фельдшер, Feldscher