litter-bearer

1. 1.

   one who helps carry a stretcher

   Synonymsstretcher-bearer

   Broaderattendant

Questions about litter-bearer

What does litter-bearer mean?

litter-bearer means "one who helps carry a stretcher".

How many syllables are in litter-bearer?

litter-bearer has 5 syllables and divides as lit-ter--be-a-rer under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for litter-bearer?

Close synonyms include stretcher-bearer. 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.