feldsher

feldsher
\\ˈfel(d)shə(r)\ noun (-s)
Etymology: Russian fel'dsher, from German feldscher, feldscherer field surgeon, from feld field (from Old High German) + scherer barber, surgeon, from Old High German skerāri shearer, from skeran to shear + -āri -er — more at field, shear, -er
: a practitioner of medicine in certain east European countries and especially Russia without the full training or the status of a qualified doctor; especially : an assistant to a physician especially on the battlefield

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feldsher /feldˈshər or felˈshər/
noun
1. (in Russia and parts of E Europe) a partly trained person who practises medicine
2. A person who assists a doctor, esp on the battlefield
ORIGIN: Russ fel᾽dsher, from Ger Feldscher army surgeon

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