bandagist

bandagist (plural bandagists)

1. One who applies bandages.

   Synonym: bandager

   • 1842, “M. Malaigne on Strangulated Hernia”, in The Lancet London:

     Surgeons have scarcely paid any attention to these facts; while hernias were easy of reduction they left them to the bandagists, who were too busy to think of anything but the mechanical part.

2. Someone who produces or sells bandages.

Borrowed from French bandagiste. Equivalent to bandage +‎ -ist.

• IPA^(key): /ˌbɑn.daːˈʒɪst/

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• Hyphenation: ban‧da‧gist
• Rhymes: -ɪst

bandagist m (plural bandagisten)

1. one who professionally applies bandages