Sawbones
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noun.
A physician, especially a surgeon.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A surgeon.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A nickname for a surgeon.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
A
surgeon
.
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noun.
a physician who specializes in surgery
Word Usage
"My regular sawbones is out of town, so I'm seeing someone new."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
Md
doc
doctor
dr
medico
Hyponym
Words that are more specific
Beaumont
Cowper
De Bakey
Gorgas
alexis carrel
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
Doctor of Medicine
GP
MD
Md
allopath