paramedic B2 Topic:People & Society US /ˌpæɹəˈmɛdɪk/ See IPA manual Freq #14240 Meanings 1 noun A person trained to give emergency medical care, often before a patient reaches hospital. The paramedics treated the injured driver at the scene. Thesaurus Word family Forms paramedics Related forms emsemtparaclinicalparamedical Etymology AI details From para- + medic. Topics People & Society External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # paramedic **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌpæɹəˈmɛdɪk/ **Frequency rank:** 14240 ## Meanings 1. A person trained to give emergency medical care, often before a patient reaches hospital. ## Examples - The paramedics treated the injured driver at the scene. ## Related Forms - ems - emt - paraclinical - paramedical ## Roots and Affixes - Affix: para- - beside ## Etymology From para- + medic. ## AI Etymology Paramedic comes from para- + medic. Modern senses include a person trained to give emergency medical care, often before a patient reaches hospital. The wider word family includes related forms such as ems, emt, paraclinical, and paramedical. ## Topics - People & Society markdown