Dictionary

surgeon en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈsɜːd͡ʒən/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈsɝd͡ʒən/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English surgien, borrowed from Anglo-Norman surgien, sirogen (Old French surgien et al.), from Vulgar Latin *chīrurgiānus, from Latin chīrūrgia (“surgery”), from chīrurgus (“surgeon”), borrowed from Ancient Greek χειρουργός (kheirourgós), from χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”). Doublet of chirurgeon.

Meanings

1. One who performs surgery; a doctor who performs operations on people or animals.
   • The surgeon refused to operate because the patient was her son.
2. A surgeonfish.

Forms

Deriveds

surgeon-dentist · psychosurgeon · orthosurgeon · surgeon general · top surgeon · bottom surgeon · surgeonry · microsurgeon · cryosurgeon · rocket surgeon · surgeonship · telesurgeon · nanosurgeon · neurosurgeon · tree surgeon · surgeoness · surgeonlike · oral surgeon · surgeonfish · supersurgeon · brain surgeon · dental surgeon · dermasurgeon · orthopedic surgeon · cybersurgeon · otosurgeon · surgeon-general · aesthetic surgeon · veterinary surgeon · surgeon's knot · surgeonly · staff surgeon · cosmetic surgeon · plastic surgeon · heart surgeon · surgeonless · electrosurgeon · surgeon major · nonsurgeon · surgeoncy · sea-surgeon · barber surgeon · cardiosurgeon · psychic surgeon

Synonyms

sawbones · cutter · chirurgeon

Translations (131)

mi tākuta poka (doctor who performs surgery) · az cərrah (doctor who performs surgery) · de Operateur (doctor who performs surgery) · kk оташы (doctor who performs surgery) · es cirujano (doctor who performs surgery) · lv ķirurgs (doctor who performs surgery) · cs chiruržka (doctor who performs surgery) · ca cirurgiana (doctor who performs surgery) · ky хирург (doctor who performs surgery) · sk chirurgička (doctor who performs surgery) · bo གཤག་གཅོད་སྨན་པ (doctor who performs surgery) · sl kirurginja (doctor who performs surgery) · sh kìrurg (doctor who performs surgery) · es cirujana (doctor who performs surgery) · sq kirurg (doctor who performs surgery) · fr chirurgien (doctor who performs surgery) · os хирург (doctor who performs surgery) · nrf seurgien (doctor who performs surgery) · pt cirurgião (doctor who performs surgery) · yi כירורג (doctor who performs surgery) · bg хиру́ржка (doctor who performs surgery) · chr ᏗᏓᏰᏠᎯ (doctor who performs surgery) · sh kirùrginja (doctor who performs surgery) · wa cérudjin (doctor who performs surgery) · ast ceruxanu (doctor who performs surgery) · eo ĥirurgo (doctor who performs surgery) · sw mpasuaji (doctor who performs surgery) · kmr operator (doctor who performs surgery) · sh кѝрург (doctor who performs surgery) · mr सर्जन (doctor who performs surgery) · ko 외과의사 (doctor who performs surgery) · eo ĥirurgiisto (doctor who performs surgery) · tt хирург (doctor who performs surgery) · tg ҷарроҳ (doctor who performs surgery) · sv kirurg (doctor who performs surgery) · eo kirurgo (doctor who performs surgery) · uk хіру́рг (doctor who performs surgery) · mk хирург (doctor who performs surgery) · el χειρουργός (doctor who performs surgery) · hi शल्यचिकित्सक (doctor who performs surgery) · hi सर्जन (doctor who performs surgery) · tr cerrah (doctor who performs surgery) · ar جَرَّاح (doctor who performs surgery) · mt kirurgu (doctor who performs surgery) · sk chirurg (doctor who performs surgery) · bg хиру́рг (doctor who performs surgery) · ps جراح (doctor who performs surgery) · ug خىرۇرگ (doctor who performs surgery) · vi bác sĩ phẫu thuật (doctor who performs surgery) · es quirurgo (doctor who performs surgery) · sh hirùrginja (doctor who performs surgery) · mn мэс засалч (doctor who performs surgery) · ca cirurgià (doctor who performs surgery) · kmr cerah (doctor who performs surgery) · bn সার্জন (doctor who performs surgery) · sh хиру̀ргиња (doctor who performs surgery) · ms ahli bedah (doctor who performs surgery) · cs chirurgyně (doctor who performs surgery) · lt chirurgas (doctor who performs surgery) · lo ສັນຍະແພດ (doctor who performs surgery) · fa-ira جَرَّاح (doctor who performs surgery) · tl siruhano (doctor who performs surgery) · id dokter bedah (doctor who performs surgery) · da kirurg (doctor who performs surgery) · km ពេទ្យវះកាត់ (doctor who performs surgery) · nl chirurg (doctor who performs surgery) · roa-opt celorgião (doctor who performs surgery) · ur جَرَّاح (doctor who performs surgery) · lv ķirurģe (doctor who performs surgery) · gl cirurxián (doctor who performs surgery) · eo kirurgiisto (doctor who performs surgery) · ja 外科医 (doctor who performs surgery) · prs جَرَّاح (doctor who performs surgery) · sh киру̀ргиња (doctor who performs surgery) · cmn 外科醫生 /外科医生 (doctor who performs surgery) · tl maninistis (doctor who performs surgery) · th ศัลยแพทย์ (doctor who performs surgery) · lo ສັນລະຍະແພດ (doctor who performs surgery) · sh hìrurg (doctor who performs surgery) · pl chirurżka (doctor who performs surgery) · ms pakar bedah (doctor who performs surgery) · be хіру́рг (doctor who performs surgery) · my ခွဲစိတ်ကုဆရာဝန် (doctor who performs surgery) · kmr birînsaz (doctor who performs surgery) · ur سَرْجَن (doctor who performs surgery) · id ahli bedah (doctor who performs surgery) · nb kirurg (doctor who performs surgery) · br surjian (doctor who performs surgery) · la chīrurgus (doctor who performs surgery) · gl cirurxiá (doctor who performs surgery) · kk хирург (doctor who performs surgery) · de Chirurg (doctor who performs surgery) · ko 외과의 (doctor who performs surgery) · oc cirurgian (doctor who performs surgery) · et kirurg (doctor who performs surgery) · ru хиру́рг (doctor who performs surgery) · ga máinlia (doctor who performs surgery) · hy վիրաբույժ (doctor who performs surgery) · ota جراح (doctor who performs surgery) · ro chirurg (doctor who performs surgery) · my ခွဲစိတ်ဆရာဝန် (doctor who performs surgery) · tk hirurg (doctor who performs surgery) · wa cérudjinne (doctor who performs surgery) · ba хирург (doctor who performs surgery) · ast ciruxanu (doctor who performs surgery) · it chirurgo (doctor who performs surgery) · ja 執刀医 (doctor who performs surgery) · fr chirurgienne (doctor who performs surgery) · gd lighiche (doctor who performs surgery) · kmr kîrûrg (doctor who performs surgery) · uz xirurg (doctor who performs surgery) · sh хѝрург (doctor who performs surgery) · fi kirurgi (doctor who performs surgery) · ary جراح (doctor who performs surgery) · ko 집도의 (doctor who performs surgery) · is skurðlæknir (doctor who performs surgery) · ar جَرَّاحَة (doctor who performs surgery) · uz jarroh (doctor who performs surgery) · hi जर्राह (doctor who performs surgery) · hu sebész (doctor who performs surgery) · pl chirurg (doctor who performs surgery) · cy llawfeddyg (doctor who performs surgery) · sl kirurg (doctor who performs surgery) · ka ქირურგი (doctor who performs surgery) · sah хирург (doctor who performs surgery) · xal месллч (doctor who performs surgery) · cs chirurg (doctor who performs surgery) · grc χειρουργός (doctor who performs surgery) · kmr emeliyatker (doctor who performs surgery) · he מְנַתֵּחַ (doctor who performs surgery) · de Wundarzt (doctor who performs surgery)

wikidata: Q774306