noun
Meaning 1
A person who practices medicine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
medical practitioner
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noun
Meaning 2
A person who practices medicine.
One who is licensed to do so and serves human patients.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: usually
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: healthcare practitioner, health care professional, practitioner, professional
noun
Meaning 3
someone who practices medicine
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: medical man
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: health professional, primary care provider, PCP, health care provider, caregiver
Narrower terms: dentist, tooth doctor, dental practitioner, doctor, doc, physician, MD, Dr., medico, inoculator, vaccinator, medical officer, medic, Hippocrates
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 行醫者 /行医者 (xíngyīzhě) — one who practices medicine
- Finnish: lääkäri — one who practices medicine
- Indonesian: praktisi medis — one who practices medicine
- Malay: pengamal perubatan — one who practices medicine
- Tamil: மருத்துவர் (maruttuvar) — one who practices medicine
- Tamil: டாக்டர் (ṭākṭar) — one who practices medicine
- Thai: แพทย์ (pɛ̂ɛt) — one who practices medicine