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Noun: stretcher-bearer  'stre-chu(r),beh-ru(r)
  1. One who helps carry a stretcher
    "The stretcher-bearers rushed to evacuate the wounded soldiers from the battlefield";
    - litter-bearer

Derived forms: stretcher-bearers

Type of: attendant, attender, tender

Encyclopedia: Stretcher-bearer