EMT

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A form of emergency medical technician — An ambulance worker who works in patient stabilization and emergency transport. In some services, an EMT is a trainee who is not a paramedic; in other services, a paramedic is a senior-level EMT, sometimes called an EMT-P in contrast with an EMT-I, etc.

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Meanings

nounEMT (plural EMTs)

plural EMTs

  1. abbreviationinitialismemergency medical servicesInitialism of emergency medical technician.

    Near-synonym: paramedic (sometimes broadly synonymous)

    1 more example

    “I am an E.M.T., and I have a tourniquet!” she shouted as she neared the crowd. “Get back!”

    2021 October 20, C. J. Chivers, “Fear on Cape Cod as Sharks Hunt Again”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 17 Feb 2022

    Synonyms: paramedic[Appendix:Glossary

  2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of epithelial-mesenchymal transition.
  3. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of electrical metal tubing (“a type of conduit for electrical wiring; zinc-plated steel tubing”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

metTMEMTE
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APA

EMT. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/EMT

MLA

“EMT.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/EMT. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “EMT,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/EMT.

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