Chirurgeon — Chi*rur geon, n. [F. chirurgien, from chirurgie surgery, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? working or operating with the hand; chei r hand + ? work. Cf. {Surgeon}, {Work}.] A surgeon. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chirurgeon — failed Renaissance attempt to restore Greek spelling to the word that had got into English as SURGEON (Cf. surgeon); now, thank the gods, archaic … Etymology dictionary
chirurgeon — [kī rʉr′jən] n. [altered, after L forms < ME cirurgian < OFr cirurgien < ME & OFr cirurgie: see SURGERY] archaic var. of SURGEON chirurgery [kī rʉr′jər ē] n. chirurgical [kī rʉr′ji kəl] adj … English World dictionary
chirurgeon — noun Etymology: Middle English cirurgian, from Anglo French cirurgien, from cirurgie surgery Date: 13th century archaic surgeon … New Collegiate Dictionary
chirurgeon — /kuy rerr jeuhn/, n. Archaic. a surgeon. [1250 1300; < L chirur(gus) ( < Gk cheirourgós hand worker, surgeon; see CHIRO , DEMIURGE) + (SUR)GEON; r. ME cirurgian < OF cirurgien; see SURGEON] * * * … Universalium
chirurgeon — Obsolete term for surgeon. [G. cheirourgos, fr. cheir, hand, + ergon, work] * * * chi·rur·geon kī rər jən n archaic SURGEON … Medical dictionary
chirurgeon — sb. RG. 566 … Oldest English Words
chirurgeon — chi•rur•geon [[t]kaɪˈrɜr dʒən[/t]] n. archaic a surgeon • Etymology: 1250–1300; < OF … From formal English to slang
chirurgeon — n. archaic, surgeon. ♦ chirurgery, n. surgery. ♦ chirurgic, a … Dictionary of difficult words
chirurgeon — /kayrarjan/ The ancient denomination of a surgeon … Black's law dictionary