Phrase guide

general practitioner

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A physician who provides primary care; treating acute and chronic illnesses and providing preventive care and health education.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: PCP, family doctor (broadly synonymous)

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: PCP, family doctor[Appendix:Glossary

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: physician, doctor, practitioner, person, doc, leech, physic, medic, medician, medical doctor

2

noun

Meaning 2

a physician who is not a specialist but treats all illnesses

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: GP

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: doctor, doc, physician, MD, Dr., medico

Narrower terms: country doctor, family doctor

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

58 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: طَبِيب عَامّ (ṭabīb ʕāmm) — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • Azerbaijani: can həkimi — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • Azerbaijani: terapevt — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • Catalan: metge de capçalera — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • Chinese Mandarin: 全科醫師 /全科医师 (quánkē yīshī) — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • Chinese Mandarin: 普通醫師 /普通医师 (pǔtōng yīshī) — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • Chinese Mandarin: 家庭醫生 /家庭医生 (jiātíng yīshēng) — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • Chinese Mandarin: 一般科醫生 /一般科医生 — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • Czech: praktický lékař — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • Danish: praktiserende læge — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • Dutch: huisarts — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • Finnish: yleislääkäri — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • French: médecin généraliste — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • French: médecin traitant — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • French: omnipraticien — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • Galician: médico de familia — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • German: Allgemeinmediziner — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • German: Allgemeinmedizinerin — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • German: Hausarzt — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • German: Hausärztin — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • German: Allgemeinarzt — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • German: Allgemeinärztin — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • Greek: γιατρός (giatrós) — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • Hungarian: általános orvos — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • Hungarian: háziorvos — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • Icelandic: heimilislæknir — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • Indonesian: dokter umum — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • Indonesian: dokter keluarga — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • Irish: gnáthdhochtúir — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • Irish: dochtúir teaghlaigh — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • Japanese: 開業医 (kaigyōi) — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • Japanese: 家庭医 (kateii) — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • Macedonian: општ лекар (opšt lekar) — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • Polish: lekarz rodzinny — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • Portuguese: clínico geral — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • Romanian: generalist — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • Romanian: generalistă — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • Romanian: medic primar — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • Russian: врач о́бщей пра́ктики (vrač óbščej práktiki) — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • Russian: терапе́вт (terapévt) — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • Scottish Gaelic: dotair-teaghlaich — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • Lower Sorbian: swójny gójc — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • Lower Sorbian: swójna gójcowka — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • Spanish: médico de cabecera — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • Spanish: médico de familia — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • Swedish: allmänläkare — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • Telugu: సాధారణ అభ్యాసకుడు (sādhāraṇa abhyāsakuḍu) — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • Thai: แพทย์เวชปฏิบัติทั่วไป (pɛ̂ɛt-wêet-chá-bpà-dtì-bàt-tûua-bpai) — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • Thai: แพทย์รักษาโรคทั่วไป (pɛ̂ɛt-rák-sǎa-rôok-tûua-bpai) — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • Thai: แพทย์ทั่วไป (pɛ̂ɛt-tûua-bpai) — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • Turkish: aile doktoru — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • Turkish: aile hekimi — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • Ukrainian: сіме́йний лі́кар (siméjnyj líkar) — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • Vietnamese: bác sĩ đa khoa — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • Volapük: famülasanan — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • Volapük: famülahisanan — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • Volapük: famülajisanan — physician who provides primary care; family doctor
  • Welsh: meddyg teulu — physician who provides primary care; family doctor