litter-bearer

litter-bearer
litter-bearer litter-bearer n. one who helps carry a stretcher.

Syn: stretcher-bearer. [WordNet 1.5]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • litter-bearer — noun one who helps carry a stretcher • Syn: ↑stretcher bearer • Hypernyms: ↑attendant, ↑attender, ↑tender …   Useful english dictionary

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  • litter carrier — noun 1. : one that carries a litter : stretcher bearer 2. : a box or bed with a dumping mechanism suspended from wheels on an overhead track that is used to move manure (as from a stable to a spreader) …   Useful english dictionary

  • stretcher bearer — Synonyms and related words: Aquarius, Ganymede, Hebe, bearer, bheesty, busboy, caddie, cargo handler, carrier, carrier pigeon, carter, common carrier, conveyer, coolie, cupbearer, drayman, express, expressman, freighter, gun bearer, hauler,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • stretcher-bearer — noun one who helps carry a stretcher • Syn: ↑litter bearer • Hypernyms: ↑attendant, ↑attender, ↑tender * * * ˈstretcher bearer f18 [stretcher bearer stretcher bearers …   Useful english dictionary

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  • express — Synonyms and related words: Amtrak, Aquarius, Ganymede, Hebe, Hermes, Iris, Mercury, PP, Paul Revere, Pheidippides, RD, RFD, absolute, accurate, admitting no exception, advice, affect, affirm, agile, air, air express, airfreight, airmail, all out …   Moby Thesaurus

  • busboy — Synonyms and related words: Aquarius, Ganymede, Hebe, barkeep, barkeeper, barmaid, barman, bartender, bearer, bheesty, caddie, cargo handler, carhop, carrier, carrier pigeon, carter, common carrier, conveyer, coolie, counterman, cupbearer,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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