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

Moreover, clinicians are winning more than 70% of IDR disputes because independent arbiters recognize that insurers are underpaying. —Torie Bosch, STAT, 11 Apr. 2026

Some mental health clinicians who treat addiction have seen an uptick of visits from prediction market users. —Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026

While a number of mental health resources will remain available to Olathe students, the employee said their team was able to do more than the typical contract clinician. —Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026

Our findings highlight how laws permitting clinicians to refuse to provide health care to LGBQ+ patients deepen existing health disparities. —Nathaniel M. Tran, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 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