surgeon

noun

sur·​geon ˈsər-jən 

plural surgeons

: a medical specialist who practices surgery : a physician trained and qualified to perform surgical procedures

Examples of surgeon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One belonged to a surgeon acquaintance. —Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2026

Attorney Tommy Hastings, third from left, speaking during a press conference about a Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center surgeon in April2024. —CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026

Expert Doctors at Asli Tarcan Clinic The medical team at Asli Tarcan Clinic includes surgeons with experience that spans a wide range of rhinoplasty procedures. —Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026

The surgeon must take individual hair follicles from the donor area and protect them in a special solution while making microincisions in the recipient area. —William Jones, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English surgien, from Anglo-French, alteration of cirurgien, from cirurgerie surgery

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing surgeon

• flight surgeon
• plastic surgeon
• surgeon general
• surgeon's knot
• veterinary surgeon

Rhymes for surgeon

• sturgeon
• neurosurgeon

Kids Definition

surgeon

noun

sur·​geon ˈsər-jən 

: a physician who specializes in surgery

Medical Definition

surgeon

noun

sur·​geon ˈsər-jən 

1

: a medical specialist who practices surgery : a physician trained and qualified to perform surgical procedures

2

: the senior medical officer of a military unit