stretcher C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ˈstrɛtʃɚ/ UK /ˈstrɛtʃə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a framework for carrying an injured or sick person Paramedics lifted the casualty onto a stretcher. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a framework for carrying an... littergurneytrolleybier Word family Related forms stretchoutstretch Etymology AI details From stretch + -er, an agent/instrument noun. Stretch is from Old English streccan ('to stretch out, extend'), from Proto-Germanic *strakjaną. streccan Old English *strakjaną Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # stretcher **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈstrɛtʃɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈstrɛtʃə/ ## Meanings 1. a framework for carrying an injured or sick person ## Examples - Paramedics lifted the casualty onto a stretcher. ## Synonyms - litter - gurney - trolley - bier ## Related Forms - stretch - outstretch ## Roots and Affixes - Root: streccan - Root: *strakjaną ## Etymology From stretch + -er, an agent/instrument noun. Stretch is from Old English streccan ('to stretch out, extend'), from Proto-Germanic *strakjaną. ## AI Etymology Stretcher is from stretch + -er, an agent/instrument noun. Stretch is from Old English streccan ('to stretch out, extend'), from Proto-Germanic *strakjaną. Important recorded forms include streccan (Old English) and *strakjaną (Proto-Germanic). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers a framework for carrying an injured or sick person. The wider family includes related words such as stretch and outstretch. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown