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houseman

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house·man  (housmn, -mn)
n.
A man employed for cleaning, maintenance, and other general work in a house or hotel.
houseman [ˈhaʊsmən]
n pl -men
(Medicine) Med a junior doctor who is a member of the medical staff of a hospital US and Canadian equivalent intern
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.housemanhouseman - an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term)
intern, interne, medical intern
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
doc, doctor, physician, Dr., MD, medico - a licensed medical practitioner; "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor"
houseman
noun junior doctor, medical officer, house doctor, newly qualified doctor My brother was a houseman at a nearby hospital.
Translations
houseman [ˈhaʊsmən] N (housemen (pl)) (Brit) (in hospital) → interno/a m/f
houseman [ˈhaʊsmən] n (British) (in hospital) → interne mf
houseman [ˈhaʊsmən] n (-men (pl)) (Brit) (in hospital) → (medico) interno
houseman [ˈhaʊsmən] n (-men (pl)) (Brit) (in hospital) → (medico) interno


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