Definition of feldsher
: a medical or surgical practitioner without full professional qualifications or status in some east European countries and especially Russia
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Origin and Etymology of feldsher
Russian fel'dsher, from German Feldscher, Feldscherer field surgeon, from Feld field + Scherer barber, surgeon
First Known Use: 1877
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: a medical or surgical practitioner without full professional qualifications or status in some east European countries and especially Russia
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