clinician

noun

cli·​ni·​cian kli-ˈni-shən 

1

: a person qualified in the clinical practice of medicine, psychiatry, or psychology as distinguished from one specializing in laboratory or research techniques or in theory

2

: a person who conducts a clinic

Examples of clinician in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Nobody seriously argues that clinicians should spend their evenings clicking boxes and typing notes. — Demetri Giannikopoulos, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

New resources become available, new forms of expertise emerge, and new — often legal — obligations are imposed on governments, clinicians, researchers, insurers, and patients. — Max Moser, STAT, 9 July 2026

This poses a risk for alpha-gal syndrome to be overdiagnosed and for patients to unnecessarily restrict their diets if clinicians rely solely on the antibody’s presence. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 7 July 2026

Before seeing a clinician, keep a simple log for several weeks. — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 7 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for clinician

• addition
• admission
• ambition
• attrition
• audition
• cognition
• coition
• commission
• condition
• contrition
• dentition
• dismission

Medical Definition

clinician

noun

cli·​ni·​cian klin-ˈish-ən 

: an individual qualified in the clinical practice of medicine, psychiatry, or psychology as distinguished from one specializing in laboratory or research techniques or in theory