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- noun Plural form of
orderly .
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Examples
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A British doctor, assisted by 3 medical orderlies, is attached permanently to the Camp, and a German civilian doctor visits the Infirmary 3 times a week.
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“Should I call the orderlies, Doctor?” the nurse said.
To The Bright and Shining Sun James Lee Burke 1989
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Thence to the hospital to render the Inspector whatever aid he required in orderlies, etc.
The Autobiography of Liuetenant-General Sir Harry Smith, Baronet of Aliwal on the Sutlej, G. C. B. 1903
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Well, I guess I can’t stop you unless I call the orderlies.
Come Again No More Jack Todd 2010
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Well, I guess I can’t stop you unless I call the orderlies.
Come Again No More Jack Todd 2010
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Well, I guess I can’t stop you unless I call the orderlies.
Come Again No More Jack Todd 2010
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One of these men with sabres by their side, called orderlies, stood by my horse.
Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z Various
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South African Field Force, two Red Cross nurses from England, a staff sergeant, two corporals, a couple of cooks and ten "orderlies" in charge of the five wards.
With Methuen's Column on an Ambulance Train Ernest N. Bennett
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That sounded a lot like the orderlies Frank had described in the bunker.
Forever Lost Franklin W. Dixon 2011
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That sounded a lot like the orderlies Frank had described in the bunker.
Forever Lost Franklin W. Dixon 2011
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