stretcher

Definition

Someone or something that stretches.

Etymology

From stretch + -er.

Example Sentences

• "This done, he sank on to a stretcher, and glanced meditatively about the room."
• "After all this has been done, the funeral-procession begins. The stretcher is borne to the burialplace by male persons, even when the deceased is a woman; this work is to be done carefully."
• "The goal also cost the Blues the services of Luiz, who was injured in attempting to clear and was taken off on a stretcher and replaced by Gary Cahill."