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orderly

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. orderly (noun)
  2. street orderly (noun)

2orderly

noun
plural orderlies

Definition of ORDERLY

1
: a soldier assigned to perform various services (as carrying messages) for a superior officer
2
: a hospital attendant who does routine or heavy work (as cleaning, carrying supplies, or moving patients)
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