From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Surgeon \Sur"geon\, n. [OE. surgien, OF. surgien, contr. fr.
chirurgien. See {Chirurgeon}.]
1. One whose profession or occupation is to cure diseases or
injuries of the body by manual operation; one whose
occupation is to cure local injuries or disorders (such as
wounds, dislocations, tumors, etc.), whether by manual
operation, or by medication and constitutional treatment.
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2. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of chaetodont fishes
of the family {Teuthidae}, or {Acanthuridae}, which have
one or two sharp lancelike spines on each side of the base
of the tail. Called also {surgeon fish}, {doctor fish},
{lancet fish}, and {sea surgeon}.
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{Surgeon apothecary}, one who unites the practice of surgery
with that of the apothecary. --Dunglison.
{Surgeon dentist}, a dental surgeon; a dentist.
{Surgeon fish}. See def. 2, above.
{Surgeon general}.
(a) In the United States army, the chief of the medical
department.
(b) In the British army, a surgeon ranking next below the
chief of the medical department.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
surgeon
n 1: a physician who specializes in surgery [syn: {surgeon},
{operating surgeon}, {sawbones}]
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