1. hospital workers who help nurses with basic patient care and transport duties
Usage: medical
2. soldiers assigned to assist officers with personal duties and messages
Usage: military

Examples

• The orderlies wheeled the patient to the operating room.
• Two orderlies helped move the elderly man from his bed to a wheelchair.
• The hospital orderlies work closely with the nursing staff.
• Military orderlies delivered messages between the commanding officers.
• The orderlies assisted with transporting medical supplies throughout the hospital.
• Several orderlies were assigned to help with the wounded soldiers.