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ambulancier

paramedic

noun ahm-boo-lahn-SYAY Rare
People & Society Professions

Also means

ambulance driver

Usage Note

Ambulancier can refer to both the driver of an ambulance and a trained paramedic, depending on context. The feminine form is ambulancière. In France, les ambulanciers du SAMU are the emergency medical service personnel dispatched with the 15 emergency number.

Examples

"L'ambulancier est arrivé en moins de dix minutes."

Natural Translation

The paramedic arrived in under ten minutes.

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