The Clue
Hospital attendant (7 letter answer)
The Answer
ORDERLY
Tags
Notes
The answer ORDERLY is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1500 puzzles.
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Definition
ORDERLY as a noun:
1. a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer; "the orderly laid out the general's uniform"
2. (orderly, hospital attendant) = a male hospital attendant who has general duties that do not involve the medical treatment of patients
ORDERLY as an adjective:
1. devoid of violence or disruption; "an orderly crowd confronted the president"
2. (lawful, orderly, rule-governed) = according to custom or rule or natural law
3. (orderly, systematic) = not haphazard; "a series of orderly actions at regular hours"
4. (coherent, consistent, logical, ordered, orderly) = marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts; "a coherent argument"
5. marked by or adhering to method or system; "a clean orderly man"; "an orderly mind"; "an orderly desk"
6. (ordered, orderly, regulated) = marked by system or regularity or discipline; "a quiet ordered house"; "an orderly universe"; "a well regulated life"