surgeon
One who performs surgery; a doctor who performs operations on people or animals.
Example
“The surgeon refused to operate because the patient was her son.”
Synonyms
- cutter
- operating surgeon
Related words
- nonsurgeon
- orthosurgeon
- surgeonless
- aesthetic surgeon
- bottom surgeon
- rocket surgeon
- surgeon-general
- top surgeon
- barber surgeon
- brain surgeon
- cardiosurgeon
- cosmetic surgeon
Word history
From Ancient Greek "χειρουργός".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “surgeon” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.