nonsurgeon

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English

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Etymology

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non- +‎ surgeon

Noun

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nonsurgeon (plural nonsurgeons)

  1. One who is not a surgeon.
    • 1975, Robert O. Pasnau, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, page 124:
      Commonly, the surgeons view nonsurgeons with disdain. The most disdain is directed toward the “shrinks” or the “spooks,” as the psychiatrists are called.