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Sanitäter

medic, paramedic

noun zah-ni-TAE-ter Rare
People & Society Military

Origin: from Latin sanitas, 'health'

Also means

first-aider

Usage Note

Sanitäter in a military context is a trained medical soldier (Bundeswehrsanitäter); in civilian use it means paramedic or ambulance crew. The military medical service is the Sanitätsdienst.

Examples

"Der Sanitäter versorgte den verwundeten Soldaten noch im Einsatzgebiet."

Natural Translation

The medic treated the wounded soldier while still in the operational area.

Literal Translation

The medic treated the wounded soldier still in-the operational-area.

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