hospital orderly

collocation in English

meaningsofhospitalandorderly

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hospital
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈhɒs.pɪ.təl/us
/ˈhɑː.spɪ.t̬əl/
a place where people who are ill or injured are treated and taken care of by doctors ...
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orderly
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɔː.dəl.i/us
/ˈɔːr.dɚ.li/
a hospital worker who does jobs for which no training is necessary, such as helping the nurses or carrying ...
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(Definition ofhospitalandorderlyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In the rare case when they have difficulty in finding some particularhospitalorderlywho is not married, should they not be put to the trouble of doing so?
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After leaving the game, he worked in a warehouse, as ahospitalorderlyand as a gym trainer.
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It was also possible they could be asked to do similar civilian work, such as being ahospitalorderly.
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In addition to writing, he worked at various times as ahospitalorderly, computer consultant, slush pile reader, and copy editor.
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It is the story of ahospitalorderlywho steals drugs from the hospital which he sells to help keep his toy collection habit alive.
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Giscombe has also worked as a taxi driver, ahospitalorderly, and a railroad brakeman.
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As well as the troops, 5 ship's officers and 117 seamen (of 200) died, along with 11 of the 12 gunners on board and 1hospitalorderly.
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Later he worked as ahospitalorderly.
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Will he mean the hospital orderlies about whom we have heard?
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Many of the hospital orderlies are very good indeed.
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Until quite recently there were no nurses employed, only hospital orderlies.
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In wartime, they are the field hospital orderlies.
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The stretcher parties, the first-aid units, the ambulance teams, and the hospital orderlies, nurses and doctors have performed their tasks—often under fire—with inexpressible coolness and skill.
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A large number of those are men who would not necessarily be inspected, such as hospital orderlies and men connected with the transport and other departments—not true fighting men.
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There have been indications of a lamentable lack of medical skill and in individual cases of neglect and indifference to suffering on the part of hospital orderlies.
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We are continuing to have some difficulty in getting all the men we need for certain of the administrative duties, such as storekeepers, cooks and hospital orderlies.
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