View synonyms for paramedic

paramedic

[ par-uh-med-ik ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a person who is trained to assist a physician or to give first aid or other healthcare in the absence of a physician, often as part of a police, rescue, or firefighting squad.

paramedic

[ noun par-uh-med-ik, par-uh-med-; adjective par-uh-med-ik ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

paramedic

/ ˌpærəˈmedɪk /

a person, such as a laboratory technician, who supplements the work of the medical profession
a member of an ambulance crew trained in a number of life-saving skills, including infusion and cardiac care

An Americanism dating back to 1950–55; para- ¹ + medic ¹

An Americanism dating back to 1950–55; para- ³ + medic ¹

Sections of India have transformed since, and the dead paramedic was an example of this change.

There have been 20 rapes in Delhi since Dec. 16, when the paramedic climbed into her last ever bus.

He passed the training and became a paramedic and sniper, with the Middle East as his area of operations.

In the ambulance with him were a police officer, the driver, and a paramedic.

Seeger works at a call center to pay the bills while she studies to be a firefighter paramedic.

I looked where he was pointing, thinking I'd see a cop or an paramedic, but there was no one there.

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