noun
or hos·pi·tal·ler pronunc at hospital +ə(r), ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English hospitalier, hospiteler, from Middle French hospitalier, from Medieval Latin hospitalarius, from Late Latin hospitale hospice + Latin -arius -ary — more at hospital
1. usually capitalized : a member of a religious military order established in Jerusalem in the 12th century and revived as an honorary society in 1879 by Leo XIII — called also Knight of Malta, Knight of Rhodes, Knight of St. John of Jerusalem
2. : a member of any of numerous religious orders chiefly concerned with the care of the sick or needy
3. : a chaplain of a London hospital