anesthesiologist

noun

an·​es·​the·​si·​ol·​o·​gist ˌa-nəs-ˌthē-zē-ˈä-lə-jist 

plural anesthesiologists

: anesthetist

specifically : a physician specializing in anesthesiology

Examples of anesthesiologist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Garay Sanchez was a mother of two, as well as an anesthesiologist specializing in congenital heart disease, the fundraiser says. —Saleen Martin, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025

The woman whose body was found Sunday morning in a walk-in freezer of a Little Havana Dollar Tree was a mother of two and an anesthesiologist in her native Nicaragua. —David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025

Ramona Elementary School 6th-grader Maddison Hamilton, 11, has plans of to become an anesthesiologist. —Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025

Talk to your anesthesiologist about the use of any dietary or herbal supplements to determine potential adverse drug interactions. —Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 28 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing anesthesiologist

• nurse anesthesiologist

Rhymes for anesthesiologist

• epidemiologist
• anthropologist
• archaeologist
• audiologist
• cardiologist
• criminologist
• dermatologist
• entomologist
• genealogist
• gerontologist
• gynaecologist
• gynecologist

Kids Definition

anesthesiologist

noun

an·​es·​the·​si·​ol·​o·​gist ˌan-əs-ˌthē-zē-ˈäl-ə-jist 

: anesthetist

especially : a doctor specializing in giving anesthetics to patients

Medical Definition

anesthesiologist

noun

an·​es·​the·​si·​ol·​o·​gist

variants or chiefly British anaesthesiologist

ˌan-əs-ˌthē-zē-ˈäl-ə-jəst 

: anesthetist

specifically : a physician specializing in anesthesiology