ambulanceperson

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English

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Etymology

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From ambulance +‎ person.

Noun

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ambulanceperson (plural ambulancepersons or ambulancepeople)

  1. (rare) An ambulanceman or ambulancewoman.
    • 2002, The Parliamentary Monitor, numbers 95-100, Parliamentary Communications, Limited, page 102:
      It may come as a surprise to many readers of this article, but ambulance staff are still expected to be carrying sick and injured people down flights of stairs even when that ambulanceperson is just one day short of his 65th birthday!