English Explanatory Dictionary

Hoyer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.
noun
  1. A device for transferring a person with serious mobility issues to and from the floor, a mobility device (such as a wheelchair), seating, and a bed.

Word forms

Hoyer Hoyers

Etymology

After Ted Hoyer, a quadriplegic, who co-invented the device.

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