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 union representing jail nurses and mental health clinicians has also raised concerns. —Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025

Misinterpreted or overstated reports or research can undermine trust between patients and clinicians. —Adaira Landry, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025

In the clinic’s small lab, staff can do rapid testing for HIV and syphilis and on-site testing for female patients for chlamydia, gonorrhea and trichomoniasis — which allows clinicians to prescribe medication and treat patients immediately. —Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 5 Sep. 2025

Simple steps for firearm suicide prevention What does this mean for clinicians, families, friends or community leaders? —Emmy Betz, The Conversation, 5 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