paramed

English

Etymology

Clipping of paramedic.

Noun

paramed (plural parameds)

1. (informal) A paramedic.
   • 1976, John W. Field, Group Practice Development: A Practical Handbook, page 116:

     It is when parameds get into critical care that serious questions arise about delegation

   • 2022, M. Warren Cox, Ancestors in My DNA:

     The parameds often took several minutes or longer to arrive back then.