🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

primo soccorritore

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈpri.mo sok.kor.riˈto.re

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
First-responder/ˈfɜːst rɪˌspɒn.dər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il primo soccorritore ha prestato le cure necessarie."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person trained to deal with an emergency as soon as it arrives, such as a police officer, firefighter, or paramedic.

    "First-responders arrived at the accident scene within minutes of the call."
  2. 2

    Any person designated to take immediate action during a crisis or disaster.

    "Local hospital staff acted as first-responders during the sudden influx of patients."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term is a modern compound combining 'first', derived from Old English 'fīrest', and 'responder', originating from the Latin 'respondere' (to answer or reply). It emerged in North American English during the late 20th century to officially designate professionals specifically trained to immediately arrive at the scene of an emergency to provide assistance.

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