noun
a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated
• Syn: ↑anesthetist, ↑anaesthetist
• Derivationally related forms: ↑anaesthesia (for: ↑anaesthetist), ↑anesthesia (for: ↑anesthetist), ↑anesthesiology
• Hypernyms: ↑specialist, ↑medical specialist
Useful english dictionary. 2012.