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stretch·er-bear·er (str

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One who helps carry a stretcher or litter.

stretcher-bearer

(Medicine) a person who helps to carry a stretcher, esp in wartime

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stretcher-bearer - one who helps carry a stretcher

litter-bearer

attendant, attender, tender - someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another

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stretcher-bearer [ˈstrɛtʃəˌbɛərəʳ] n → barelliere m

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