clinician

noun

cli·​ni·​cian kli-ˈni-shən How to pronounce clinician (audio)
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

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The collateral impacts of new gambling addictions are just now being charted by clinicians. Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2025 But going forward, more studies are needed to help clinicians find the most effective treatments for people with an addictive relationship with food. Claire Wilcox, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025 Additionally, the cuts will disproportionately harm safety-net hospitals and clinicians caring for immigrant communities, the authors say. Liz Neporent, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2025 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state health departments launched emergency operations, deployed mosquito-control teams and alerted clinicians to test for malaria in patients with unexplained fevers. Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for clinician

Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of clinician was in 1875

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“Clinician.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clinician. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.

Medical Definition

clinician

noun
cli·​ni·​cian klin-ˈish-ən How to pronounce clinician (audio)
: 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

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