How to Pronounce "sawbones"
word
ˈsɔˌboʊnz
SAW-bohnz
sˈɔːbəʊnz
SAW-bohnz
Definition
An old-fashioned, informal, and sometimes humorous way to refer to a doctor or surgeon, especially from past centuries.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈsɔˌboʊnz
British English
sˈɔːbəʊnz
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SAW-bohnz
UK
SAW-bohnz
Listen in Context
The old pirate called the doctor a sawbones.
In old stories, a sawbones is the ship's doctor.
The wounded man asked for the sawbones.
Relax, the sawbones will patch you up in no time.