nonsurgeon

English

Etymology

non- +‎ surgeon

Noun

nonsurgeon (plural nonsurgeons)

1. One who is not a surgeon.
   • 1975, Robert O. Pasnau, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, page 124:

     Commonly, the surgeons view nonsurgeons with disdain. The most disdain is directed toward the “shrinks” or the “spooks,” as the psychiatrists are called.