anesthetist

noun anes·the·tist \ə-ˈnes-thə-tist, British -ˈnēs-\

medical : a doctor or nurse who gives an anesthetic to a patient

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: one who administers anesthetics

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1860

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noun anes·the·tist

: one trained to administer anesthetics—compare anesthesiologist

anes·the·tist or chiefly British anaes·the·tist \ə-ˈnes-thət-əst, British -ˈnēs-\

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