anesthetist

or an·aes·the·tist

[ uh-nes-thi-tist ]

noun

1. a person who administers anesthetics, usually a specially trained doctor or nurse.

anesthetist

/ əˈnɛsθətɪst /

noun

1. (in the US) a person qualified to administer anaesthesia, often a nurse or someone other than a physician Compare anesthesiologist

Word History and Origins

Origin of anesthetist¹

First recorded in 1880–85; anesthet(ize) + -ist

Example Sentences

A former nurse anesthetist who started teaching agility when she was 65, Maxwell said that strictly speaking, she’s Longnecker’s coach, teaching her the correct hand movements, body language and verbal cues to help Miles master the course.

From Seattle Times

State Republican Rep. Taylor Rehfeldt, a nurse anesthetist, said she decided to propose the informational video after hearing from physicians about the ongoing confusion.

From Seattle Times

Mary Margaret Haxby-Jones worked as a nurse anesthetist in San Diego for nearly two decades before resigning in 1999.

From Los Angeles Times

Brecht was placed on probation and prohibited from performing procedures requiring sedation without an anesthesiologist or nurse anesthetist.

From Seattle Times

In the case against Kotaska, documents show an anesthetist and surgical nurse became alarmed when he said during the surgery to remove the woman’s right fallopian tube: “Let’s see if I can find a reason to take the left tube as well.”

From Seattle Times