Definition of "surgeon" []

• A physician specializing in surgery. (noun)

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• "As Lady Delacour opened it, she fixed her eyes upon Belinda, and said to her with a mild voice, 'You are come to tell me that the surgeon is arrived."
• "On the other hand, Stephens, the retired surgeon, is sold on walking."
• "A brain surgeon practicing every day may do a faster and better job than someone who does brain surgery once every few years."