baron lister

1. 1.

   English surgeon who was the first to use antiseptics (1827-1912)

   SynonymsListerJoseph Lister

   Broadersurgeon

Questions about baron lister

What does baron lister mean?

baron lister means "English surgeon who was the first to use antiseptics (1827-1912)".

What is another word for baron lister?

Close synonyms include Lister, Joseph Lister. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is baron lister a common word?

baron lister is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.