bandagist
English
Noun
bandagist (plural bandagists)
- One who applies bandages.
- Synonym: bandager
- 1842, “M. Malaigne on Strangulated Hernia”, in The Lancet London:
- Surgeons have scarcely paid any attention to these facts; while hernias were easy of reduction they left them to the bandagists, who were too busy to think of anything but the mechanical part.
- Someone who produces or sells bandages.
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French bandagiste. Equivalent to bandage + -ist.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌbɑn.daːˈʒɪst/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ban‧da‧gist
- Rhymes: -ɪst
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