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Meaning of plague doctor | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A physician treating the bubonic plague, or employed simply to collect demographic and epidemiological data, especially one wearing protective clothing including goggles and a mask with a long bird's beak filled with aromatics to ward off the disease.

European

Equivalents

العربية طبيب الطاعون
日本語 ペスト医師
Русский чумной доктор

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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