medical practitioner

noun

formal
: a person who is skilled in the science of medicine : a doctor

Examples of medical practitioner in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Under the agreements made with individual countries, the Cuban government often gets paid a hefty sum for each medical practitioner but the doctors themselves see only a small percentage of that money. Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 24 Mar. 2026 Claustro paid $38,670 of the $306,000 to Do knowing he, and not another medical practitioner, was providing the services, according to court documents. Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026 Pain is often the first indicator of a problem and the first symptom to be treated by a medical practitioner. Hany Demian, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 And Marcus Wheatland, known as the doctor of the swells, was a medical practitioner and a pioneer of X-rays as a diagnostic tool. Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 8 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for medical practitioner

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Medical practitioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/medical%20practitioner. Accessed 16 Jul. 2026.

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster