stretcher-bearer

noun

A person who carries, or helps to carry, injured or dead people on a stretcher.

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Meanings

nounstretcher-bearer (plural stretcher-bearers)

plural stretcher-bearers

  1. A person who carries, or helps to carry, injured or dead people on a stretcher.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounone who helps carry a stretcher

Similar
litter-bearer
Broader
attendantattendertender

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan portalliteres
  • portalliteresperson who carries people on a stretcher
Chinese Mandarin 担架手
  • 担架手 (dānjià shǒu)person who carries people on a stretcher
French brancardier
  • brancardierperson who carries people on a stretcher
Greek φορειοφόρος, τραυματιοφορέας
  • φορειοφόρος (foreiofóros)person who carries people on a stretcher
  • τραυματιοφορέας (travmatioforéas)person who carries people on a stretcher
Polish noszowy
  • noszowyperson who carries people on a stretcher
Romanian brancardier
  • brancardierperson who carries people on a stretcher
Spanish camillero
  • camilleroperson who carries people on a stretcher
Swedish bårbärare
  • bårbärareperson who carries people on a stretcher
Turkish sedyeci
  • sedyeciperson who carries people on a stretcher
Cite this entry
APA

stretcher-bearer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stretcher-bearer

MLA

“stretcher-bearer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stretcher-bearer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stretcher-bearer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stretcher-bearer.

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