surgeon meaning

Definition of surgeon

1. a physician who specializes in surgery

   Synonyms: operating surgeon, sawbones

   Type of: doctor

   Kinds: amputator, cosmetic surgeon, neurosurgeon, Beaumont, Carrel, Cowper, De Bakey, Gorgas, Lister, Parkinson, Reed

surgeon in a sentence

• The surgeon persuaded me to undergo an organ transplant operation.
• The surgeon took out his patient's appendix.
• The surgeon operated on her for lung cancer.
• He's an excellent brain surgeon.
• Rodrigo saw the surgeon drinking coffee in the hallway.

How to pronounce surgeon

surgeon is pronounced /ˈsɜːdʒən/ in British English and /ˈsɝdʒən/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Words that rhyme with surgeon

• burgeon
• sturgeon