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

The fear has become so common that clinicians now have screening tools to assess and treat people with anxiety over mass violence. — Jillian Turanovic, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

Expect clinicians to lean harder on body condition assessment, measured feeding and daily movement as standard of care rather than optional advice. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026

For clinicians, staying current requires keeping pace with a body of knowledge that expands almost daily. — Brad Kreick, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Locally, child therapists and clinicians have advice on how to talk with kids about traumatic events. — John Lauritsen, CBS News, 16 Oct. 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