barber surgeon

noun

A medical practitioner of medieval Europe, generally charged with looking after soldiers during or after a battle.

Meanings

nounbarber surgeon (plural barber surgeons)

plural barber surgeons

  1. historicalA medical practitioner of medieval Europe, generally charged with looking after soldiers during or after a battle.

Translations

Arabic بَلَّان
  • بَلَّان (ballān)medical practitioner
Czech ranhojič, felčar
  • ranhojičmedical practitioner
  • felčarmedical practitioner
  • mastičkářmedical practitioner
Dutch chirurgijn
  • chirurgijnmedical practitioner
Finnish välskäri, haavuri
  • välskärimedical practitioner
  • haavurimedical practitioner
French barbier chirurgien
  • barbier chirurgienmedical practitioner
German Feldscher, Feldscherin
  • Feldschermedical practitioner
  • Feldscherinmedical practitioner
  • Feldscherermedical practitioner
  • Feldschererinmedical practitioner
  • Badermedical practitioner
Greek γιατρός κουρέας
  • γιατρός κουρέας (giatrós kouréas)medical practitioner
Hungarian felcser
  • felcsermedical practitioner
Italian cerusico
  • cerusicomedical practitioner
Norwegian bartskjær, bartskjærer
  • bartskjærmedical practitioner
  • bartskjærermedical practitioner
  • badskjærmedical practitioner
  • feltskjærmedical practitioner
Polish cyrulik, balwierz
  • cyrulikmedical practitioner
  • balwierzmedical practitioner
Portuguese barbeiro-cirurgião
  • barbeiro-cirurgiãomedical practitioner
Romanian bărbier-chirurg
  • bărbier-chirurgmedical practitioner
Russian цирюльник
  • цирюльник (cirjulʹnik)medical practitioner
Slovak ránhojič, felčiar
  • ránhojičmedical practitioner
  • felčiarmedical practitioner
  • mastičkármedical practitioner
Swedish fältskär
  • fältskärmedical practitioner
Tagalog barbero-siruhano
  • barbero-siruhanomedical practitioner
Ukrainian цирульник, цилюрник
  • цирульник (cyrulʹnyk)medical practitioner
  • цилюрник (cyljurnyk)medical practitioner
  • цилюрик (cyljuryk)medical practitioner
Cite this entry
APA

barber surgeon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barber%20surgeon

MLA

“barber surgeon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barber%20surgeon. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “barber surgeon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barber%20surgeon.

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