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surgeon

noun
SaySUR-juhnUS/ˈsɝd͡ʒən/UK/ˈsɜːd͡ʒən/

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2 meanings of surgeon

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  1. 1
    nouncountable
    A doctor trained to treat injuries and illness by doing operations on the body.

    The surgeon removed my appendix last year.

    She wants to become a surgeon so she can fix broken bones.

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  2. 2
    nouncountable
    A colorful ocean fish with sharp spines near its tail.

    We saw a bright blue surgeon swimming near the coral reef.

    The yellow surgeon in the fish tank ate algae off the rocks.

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Origin

It comes from an old French word for a surgeon, which goes back to Greek words meaning "hand" and "work."