bandagist
English edit
Noun edit
bandagist (plural bandagists)
- One who applies bandages.
- Synonym: bandager
- 1842, “M. Malaigne on Strangulated Hernia”, in The Lancet London:
- Surgeons have scarcely paid any attention to these facts; while hernias were easy of reduction they left them to the bandagists, who were too busy to think of anything but the mechanical part.
- Someone who produces or sells bandages.
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French bandagiste. Equivalent to bandage + -ist.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bandagist m (plural bandagisten)
- One who professionally applies bandages.