Real Dictionary

paramedic
countable noun: A paramedic is a person whose training is similar to that of a nurse and who helps to do medical work.

paramedic in American English 1
a medic1 (sense 3) who parachutes to combat or rescue areas
noun: a person who is trained to assist a physician or to give first aid or other health care in the absence of a physician, often as part of a police, rescue, or firefighting squad

paramedic in American English 2
a person trained to assist a doctor, nurse, etc.
adjective: of or pertaining to a paramedic or to paramedics
noun: a medic in the paratroops

paramedic in British English
adjective: of or designating such a person
noun: a person, such as a laboratory technician, who supplements the work of the medical profession