chirurgeon

American  

[kahy-rur-juhn] / kaɪˈrɜr dʒən /

noun

Archaic.

1. a surgeon.

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chirurgeon British  

/ kaɪˈrɜːdʒən /

noun

1. an archaic word for surgeon

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Other Word Forms

• chirurgery noun

Etymology

Origin of chirurgeon

1250–1300; < Latin chīrūr ( gus ) (< Greek cheirourgós hand-worker, surgeon; see chiro-, demiurge) + (sur)geon; replacing Middle English cirurgian < Old French cirurgien; surgeon

Example Sentences

But in the current American Journal of Surgery, two Cleveland doctors recommend a bloodletting technique so radical and daring that an oldtime chirurgeon would have paled at the thought of it.

From Time Magazine Archive

He is a barber and chirurgeon, and lives in the Rue Mortbec.

From The Winning of the Golden Spurs by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)

The acquaintance being formed, and mutual confidence established between the parties, the Duke assumed the office of chirurgeon to the royal beast, and laboriously picked out the thorn from his foot.

From Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter by Carlyle, Thomas

I would have him call her Chiron, the Centaur's own daughter: a chirurgeon by sire and dam, Apollo's own colt.

From A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 by Dodsley, Robert

The chirurgeon went back to the alcove and sat on the other side of the Inquisitor.

From House of Torment A Tale of the Remarkable Adventures of Mr. John Commendone, Gentleman to King Phillip II of Spain at the English Court by Gull, Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger