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Definition of paramedic noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

paramedic

noun
 
/ˌpærəˈmedɪk/
 
/ˌpærəˈmedɪk/
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  1. a person whose job is to help people who are sick or injured, but who is not a doctor or a nurse
    • Paramedics treated the injured at the roadside.
    compare ambulance worker
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    Topics Healthcarec1, Jobsc1
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryParamedic is used after these nouns:
    • ambulance
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