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Meaning of "stretcher-bearer" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STRETCHER-BEARER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STRETCHER-BEARER

noun
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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Stretcher-Bearer is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES STRETCHER-BEARER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of stretcher-bearer in the English dictionary

The definition of stretcher-bearer in the dictionary is a person who helps to carry a stretcher, esp in wartime.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STRETCHER-BEARER

stretch
stretch a point
stretch limo
stretch limousine
stretch mark
stretch one´s legs
stretchability
stretchable
stretched
stretcher
stretcher bearer
stretcher case
stretcher party
stretchier
stretchiest
stretchiness
stretching
stretchless
stretchmarks
stretchy

WORDS THAT END LIKE STRETCHER-BEARER

bearer
clearer
comparer
cupbearer
fearer
furbearer
hearer
office bearer
pallbearer
rearer
shearer
sheepshearer
standard-bearer
stretcher bearer
swearer
talebearer
tearer
torchbearer
underbearer
Water Bearer
wearer

Synonyms and antonyms of stretcher-bearer in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «stretcher-bearer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STRETCHER-BEARER

Find out the translation of stretcher-bearer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of stretcher-bearer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «stretcher-bearer» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

担架承载
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

camillero
570 millions of speakers

English

stretcher-bearer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्ट्रेचर वाहक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نقالة حامل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

санитара-носильщика
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

maqueiro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্ট্রেচার-বাহক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

brancardier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pembawa tandu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Krankenträger
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

担架を運ぶ人
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

들것 기수
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Stretcher-bearer
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cáng ghi tên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஸ்ட்ரெச்சரில்-தாங்கி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्ट्रेचर वाहक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sedye taşıyan hastabakıcı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

barelliere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Nosze - okaziciela
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

санітара - носія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

brancardier
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τραυματιοφορέας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

draagbaar ampsdraer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bårbärare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

båre bærer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of stretcher-bearer

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STRETCHER-BEARER»

The term «stretcher-bearer» is normally little used and occupies the 144.981 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STRETCHER-BEARER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «stretcher-bearer» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «stretcher-bearer» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about stretcher-bearer

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STRETCHER-BEARER»

Discover the use of stretcher-bearer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stretcher-bearer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Diaries of a Stretcher-bearer 1916-1918
DIARIES OF A STRETCHER-BEARER is the story of a family that came to Australia before WWI and found itself immersed in the war with four family members taking part.
Edward Charles Munro, Donald Munro, 2010
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Homage to Stretcher Bearer: The Human Oscillation Between ...
This book is about two different sensations of oneness that occasionally engulf us.
Gideon Tolkowsky, 2009
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Stretcher Bearer: Fighting for Life in the Trenches
STRETcHER BEARER! His intellect and bilingual skills were finally recognized at the end of the war when he was selected to be a member of a British Army delegation from the RAMC to travel to Vienna, whose mission was the safe return of ...
Charles Horton, Dale Le Vack, 2013
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Letters of a Canadian Stretcher Bearer
The WWI Memoirs Collection captures the pride and fear of the war as experienced by combatants and non-combatants alike and provides historians, researchers and students extensive perspective on individual emotional responses to the war.
R. A. L, 2009
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Letters of a Canadian Stretcher Bearer
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
R. A. L., 2012
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Words...
Screams slice the night – Someone holding on the fight “STRETCHER BEARER!” A crawling man “Stretcher bearer!” A blown off hand “STRETCHER BEARER” A low, deep moan; Wounded, muttering, nightly drone “Stretcher Bearer!
S. J. Robinson, 2011
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The road to St. Julien: letters of a stretcher-bearer from ...
The book takes its title from the village of St Julien in Flanders, where, in a captured German pill box, the mind of young soldier was transformed, an event that he later turned into an award-winning play.
William St. Clair, John B. St. Clair, 2004
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Becoming a Stretcher Bearer Self Study Manual
Based on the book, The Stretcher, this study teaches how to practically minister to hurting people through the biblical principles of encouragement and support.
Michael Slater, 2011
9
Letters of a Canadian Stretcher Bearer
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
L. R. A, Anna Chapin Ray, 2010
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Valour in the Victory Campaign: The 3rd Canadian Infantry ...
For his actions, Sergeant Frederick Howarth was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal. Private Gerald Robert Campbell was a stretcher bearer in "B" Company of The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders, during the assault on ...
T. Robert Fowler, 1995

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STRETCHER-BEARER»

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William Coltman VC among those honoured in Pennies for our …
He was a Christian and a pacifist, so when the call of conscription came, he joined up as a stretcher-bearer, carrying injured men to safety during the fighting. «Burton Mail, Jun 15»
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100th Anzac commemorations: Stretcher-bearer kept family photo …
The Herald is publishing a series of video diaries to mark the Gallipoli centenary. This week, we're telling the stories of five New Zealand residents with strong ... «New Zealand Herald, Apr 15»
3
WW1: Private Sam Poxon, the Stoke stretcher-bearer who was a …
He made no personal claim of exemplary courage – but he did believe his best pal, Boothen stretcher bearer Private Sam Poxon, also of the Cheshire Regiment, ... «Stoke Sentinel, Sep 14»
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The Great War: Brave Exhall stretcher-bearer won Military Medal
Roy Tallis' grandfather's mementos from the Great War are some of his most treasured possessions. The retired mine surveyor was handed down the ... «Coventry Telegraph, Jul 14»
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The animals of World War One: Donkeys
Simpson was working as a stretcher-bearer for the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) when, the story goes, he found an abandoned donkey on ... «Get Bucks, Jun 14»
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Civil War coming to the Morristown & Township Library
30 and Feb. 13, 2014, and an exhibition reception on March 13. See the war through the eyes of a stretcher-bearer and Paul Revere's swashbuckling grandson. «Morristown Green, Jan 14»
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Gandhi inspired Mandela on South Africa's 'Long Road to Freedom'
After his experience as a stretcher-bearer, Gandhi became an outspoken but nonviolent advocate of the rights of South African Indians, championing the ... «St. Louis Beacon, Dec 13»
8
Brave deeds caught in war painting
Dr Ciaran said the Horace Moore-Jones work captured the selfless idealism of the unarmed stretcher-bearer who risked his life to rescue the wounded and get ... «Timaru Herald, Apr 13»
9
Canadian War Museum acquires Victoria Cross of heroic stretcher
Canadian War Museum acquires Victoria Cross of heroic stretcher-bearer ... a Canadian stretcher-bearer with the 87th Infantry Battalion during the First World ... «Canada NewsWire, Feb 12»

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