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

But a clinician must deliver the news, answer questions, and navigate the emotional fallout. —Nia Bowers, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025

For example, telling the AI chatbot to take on the persona of a clinician and asking it one question at a time improved the accuracy of its responses. —Kate Ruder, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025

The hospital chief digital officer who piloted an AI chatbot and now gets hugs from clinicians in the hallway. —Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025

Military medics, paramedics, and clinicians in underserved regions could all benefit from a device that reduces training demands while improving outcomes. —Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025

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