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

What action looks like The reforms already underway in maternity care, in the UK and beyond, offer a rare window to design health systems for the climate that is actually arriving, rather than the one clinicians trained for. — Catarina Rolfsdotter-Jansson, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

In some cases, clinicians have to weigh the risks of continuing the pregnancy against the risks of delivering early. — Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Standardizing the diagnostic criteria would also allow for more specific clinician training and more surveillance in national studies or surveys, which could lead to more specific treatment pathways. — Ashleigh N. Deluca, STAT, 20 Aug. 2026

The union noted the home care clinicians are similarly looking for competitive wages to help recruit and retain experienced clinicians, reasonable caseloads and clear and transparent productivity standards. — Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 19 Aug. 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