as in doctor
a person specially trained in healing human medical disorders
a real old-timer who remembers when you could expect a sawbones to make a house call
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Recent Examples of sawbones
Under the Knife 2 continues the story of Dr. Derek Stiles, the brilliant young sawbones from the original game.
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Earnest Cavalli, WIRED, 1 July 2008
Earnest Cavalli, WIRED, 1 July 2008
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sawbones
Noun
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Kennedy praised that doctor and his methods in a visit to the region.—
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arkansasonline.com,
8 July 2025
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Drawing from obscure archival material, the episode outlines how a group of Dutch experts, most of them doctors and chemists, helped improve and formalise distillation techniques in Scotland.—
Felipe Schrieberg,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Thousands of foreign medical residents fill gaps in U.S. hospitals The U.S. is projected to face a physician shortage in the next 11 years, per the Assn.—
Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2025
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Under recent Medicare rule changes, physicians can bill for remote patient monitoring and virtual check-ins, opening revenue streams and supporting proactive outreach.—
John Samuels,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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“Sawbones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sawbones. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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