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Added 9 October 2026

stretcher

/ˈstɹɛt͡ʃə/ noun

In Latin: lectica Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about stretcher at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Someone or something that stretches.
A simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person.
A frame on which a canvas is stretched for painting.

verb

To carry (an injured person) on a stretcher.

Origin

From stretch + -er.

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