surgeon
nouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈsɜːd͡ʒən//
- United States//ˈsɝd͡ʒən//
One who performs surgery; a doctor who performs operations on people or animals.
noun
- 1
One who performs surgery; a doctor who performs operations on people or animals.
The surgeon refused to operate because the patient was her son.
- 2
A surgeonfish.
Etymology
From Middle English surgien, borrowed from Anglo-Norman surgien, sirogen (Old French surgien et al.), from Vulgar Latin *chīrurgiānus, from Latin chīrūrgia (“surgery”), from chīrurgus (“surgeon”), borrowed from Ancient Greek χειρουργός (kheirourgós), from χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”). Doublet of chirurgeon.
Forms
- plural
- surgeons
surfer · A person who rides a surfboard.surfing · The pastime or sport of riding surf on a surfboard.surge · A sudden transient rush, flood or increase.
surgeon · One who performs surgery; a doctor who performs operations on people or animals.
Surgeon · A surname.surgery · The act or process of medical intervention involving…surgical · Of, relating to, used in, or resulting from surgery.