as in physician
a medical professional who works directly with patients rather than in a laboratory or as a researcher
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Recent Examples of clinician
When the clinician tried to talk to him through a window, the man was seen holding a large butcher knife to his neck.
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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 9 Apr. 2026
Only a fraction of the people in that room were clinicians.
—Glenn Steele Jr, STAT, 7 Apr. 2026
Right now, one of the things that’s facing the healthcare industry at large is there’s a shortage of clinicians.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Overall, 88% of participants' self-assessments matched those of their clinicians.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 7 Apr. 2026
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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 9 Apr. 2026
Only a fraction of the people in that room were clinicians.
—Glenn Steele Jr, STAT, 7 Apr. 2026
Right now, one of the things that’s facing the healthcare industry at large is there’s a shortage of clinicians.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Overall, 88% of participants' self-assessments matched those of their clinicians.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clinician
Noun
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Viktoria Koskenoja, an emergency medicine physician, knocked on the door then greeted her warmly, pulling up a stool across from her.—
Kate Wells,
NPR,
8 Apr. 2026
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Salvador Plasencia, a former physician who supplied ketamine to Perry in the weeks leading up to his death was sentenced to serve 30 months — about two and a half years — in prison.—
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Majorities used it for research before seeing a doctor or after an appointment.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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After the flight crew allegedly requested an onboard doctor, a physician-passenger advised that due to the severity of the burns and their proximity to her genitals, AC should be transported to an urgent care facility as soon as possible, the complaint says.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Eleven hours into this 15-hour shift, most of the attending’s best qualities — his pragmatic approach to medicine, his encouragement of young colleagues, his ability to roll with unexpected challenges — have curdled into huffy dismissiveness and defensive blind spots.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2026
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Trying to gossip about an attending with an attending is, indeed, bold, but that’s our Santos!—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Adam Rodman, a hospitalist who researches AI programs at Harvard Medical School, discourages people from using AI to triage emergency situations, but says AI can add significant value to a patient's interaction with a human medical practitioner.—
Katia Riddle,
NPR,
11 Mar. 2026
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Beth Mork Mork is a hospitalist at M Health Fairview and a parent in the district.—
Imani Cruzen,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Clinician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinician. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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