hospitaller

¹

/ ˈhɒspɪtələ /

noun

1. a person, esp a member of certain religious orders, dedicated to hospital work, ambulance services, etc

Hospitaller

²

/ ˈhɒspɪtələ /

noun

1. a member of the order of the Knights Hospitallers

Word History and Origins

Origin of hospitaller¹

C14: from Old French hospitalier, from Medieval Latin hospitālārius, from hospitāle hospice; see hospital

Example Sentences

Dunlap, 66, becomes the 81st Grand Master in the group's nearly 1,000-year history and the first from the Americas to assume the top position in what is formally known as Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta.

From Reuters

The medically equipped bus — named “Austrian,” the nickname of a Hospitaller paramedic who was killed in a crash of another medical evacuation bus — can carry six severely wounded patients on stretchers, and several more walking wounded.

From Seattle Times

The medically equipped bus - named “Austrian,” the nickname of a Hospitaller paramedic who was killed in a crash of another medical evacuation bus - can carry six severely wounded patients on stretchers, and several more walking wounded.

From Washington Times

Living up to their origin as the crusading Knights Hospitaller, the Sovereign Military Order of Malta has “13,500 members, 95,000 volunteers and 52,000 medical staff running refugee camps, drug treatment centers, disaster relief programs and clinics around the world,” according to Reuters.

From Washington Times

The group, whose formal name is Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta, was founded in Jerusalem nearly 1,000 years ago to provide medical aid for pilgrims in the Holy Land.

From Reuters