anaesthetist

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

anaesthetist
    n 1: a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient
         before he is treated [syn: {anesthesiologist},
         {anesthetist}, {anaesthetist}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

anesthetist \anesthetist\ n. (Med.)
   A medical specialist who administers an anesthetic to a
   patient before the patient is treated. [Also spelled
   {anaesthetist}.]

   Syn: anesthesiologist.
        [WordNet 1.5]