surgeon
definition
a doctor who does medical operations
example
A very famous German eye surgeon has carried out a pioneering operation, which means that short-sighted people can soon throw away their glasses.
synonyms
physicianpractitioner
word origin — Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French surgien, contraction of Old French serurgien, based on Latin chirurgia, from Greek kheirourgia ‘handiwork, surgery’, from kheir ‘hand’ + ergon ‘work’