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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Hos•pi•tal•er (hos′pi tl ər),USA pronunciation n. - World Historya member of the religious and military order (Knights Hospitalers or Knights of St. John of Jerusalem) originating about the time of the first Crusade (1096–99) and taking its name from a hospital at Jerusalem.
- (l.c.) a person, esp. a member of a religious order, devoted to the care of the sick or needy in hospitals.
Also, Hos′pi•tal•ler. - Medieval Latin hospitālārius; see -ier2
- Middle French
- 1350–1400; hospital + -er1; replacing Middle English hospitalier
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