brancardier

stretcher bearer

noun brahn-kar-DYEH Rare

Usage Note

Brancardier comes from brancard (stretcher), and refers to a person who carries injured patients on a stretcher, typically in a hospital, on a battlefield, or at a Lourdes pilgrimage where volunteer brancardiers help the sick. The feminine form is brancardière. In civilian hospitals, the role overlaps with aide-soignant (care assistant) but focuses specifically on patient transport.

Examples

"Les brancardiers ont transporté le blessé rapidement."

Natural Translation

The stretcher bearers transported the injured man quickly.

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