English Explanatory Dictionary

Nurse Ratched

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sadistic, controlling woman, especially a nurse, in a position of authority.

Word forms

Nurse Ratched Nurse Ratcheds

Etymology

Coined for the fictional character Nurse Ratched, the head nurse in Ken Kesey's 1962 novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (and the 1975 film adaptation, in which she was portrayed by actress Louise Fletcher).

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