noun
stretcher
STREHT-shuh
noun
1
A flat frame used to carry an injured or sick person.
"Paramedics carried him out on a stretcher."
2
A frame that holds canvas taut for painting.
"The artist mounted a fresh canvas onto a wooden stretcher."
How to Use Stretcher
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA carrying frame for an injured person, or a frame that holds a painting canvas taut.
Common pairings
carried on a stretcher
canvas stretcher
Word Forms
stretchered past tense, stretchers plural, stretchers singular
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Etymology
From "stretch" plus the agent suffix "-er."