surgeon

noun

sur·​geon ˈsər-jən 

plural surgeons

: a medical specialist who practices surgery : a physician trained and qualified to perform surgical procedures

Examples of surgeon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At the time, there were reports from surgeons and in the scientific literature that older women with breast cancer were being overtreated. — Allessandra Dicorato, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026

Wait times swell as patients are transferred to other facilities, and primary care is affected as surgeons and other specialists lose their workplaces. — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026

As a surgeon surrounded every day by the fragile line between life and death, temptation is never far away. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026

What once felt like me alone in a surgeon’s office becomes a we. — Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English surgien, from Anglo-French, alteration of cirurgien, from cirurgerie surgery

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing surgeon

• flight surgeon
• plastic surgeon
• surgeon general
• surgeon's knot
• veterinary surgeon

Rhymes for surgeon

• sturgeon
• neurosurgeon

Kids Definition

surgeon

noun

sur·​geon ˈsər-jən 

: a physician who specializes in surgery

Medical Definition

surgeon

noun

sur·​geon ˈsər-jən 

1

: a medical specialist who practices surgery : a physician trained and qualified to perform surgical procedures

2

: the senior medical officer of a military unit