general practitioner

noun

Definition of general practitionernext
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as in generalist

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as in family practitioner

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Recent Examples of general practitioner In May 2021, Noora Lewis — a 63-year-old from Birmingham, England — visited a general practitioner at Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre after experiencing symptoms like headaches, jaw aches, tender temples and pain on the right side of her face. — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026 Your primary health care professional, pediatrician, family practice physician, or general practitioner. — Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 7 July 2026 Born and educated in El Fasher, Ibrahim, a general practitioner, had worked throughout the siege in the last functioning health care facility, known as the Saudi Maternity Hospital, in the city. — Janine Di Giovanni, Vanity Fair, 25 June 2026 The show follows brilliant surgeon Martin Best (Josh Charles), who leaves his prestigious Boston career behind to become the general practitioner in a quaint East Coast fishing town. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for general practitioner
Recent Examples of Synonyms for general practitioner
  1. generalist
  2. family practitioner
  3. jack-of-all-trades
  4. family physician
  5. layman
  6. family doctor
  7. doctor
  8. physician
Noun
  • The winning move is many specialists in concert, not one generalist asked to do everything.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Nobody tells you that a model described your firm as a generalist, listed three competitors and left you out, or returned a description so flat the prospect had no reason to choose you over the vendor already in front of her.
    — Kathleen Lucente, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
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Noun
  • And so should a family practitioner who went to osteopathic school.
    — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 11 July 2025
  • The company will sell directly to potential customers, alongside clinicians and family practitioners.
    — Erin Brodwin, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
Definition of family practitioner
Noun
  • At first, the performances were given mainly by third-generation Italian puppeteer Sal Macri, but later involved multiple performers including Weil’s son Jim and local theater jack-of-all-trades Joe Davis.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Beach is a jack-of-all-trades AV and IT expert and also best friend to Conrad, while Elfman plays his handler and boss Woodrow.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
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  • In some cases, added Alexa Mieses Malchuk, MD, a family physician based in Pennsylvania, a result may not be useful regardless of how accurately it’s interpreted.
    — Cathy Cassata, HEALTH, 21 Aug. 2026
  • But the homes can’t have a doctor of their own on staff, and a family physician working for the state will be required to visit them once a month.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of family physician
Noun
  • Hays was elected Southern Baptist Convention president, one of the few laymen to ever hold the position, in 1957 and 1958.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Any fan of the franchise will tell you that the full lore of the world crafted by Tetsuya Nomura is virtually nonsensical to explain to a layman.
    — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of layman
Noun
  • Instead, Lizzie claimed to be menstruating, which was confirmed by her family doctor, and the pail was never examined.
    — Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Talk to your family doctor or reach out to organizations that specialize in mental health and suicide prevention.
    — Sarah Cottrell, Parents, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of family doctor
Noun
  • Murphy said doctors diagnosed him with a small hemorrhagic stroke, which is a bleed in the brain.
    — Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
  • As the science continues to advance rapidly, treating metastatic breast cancer is becoming an art, with doctors weighing which treatments to use, in what combinations and in what order, to get the longest benefit.
    — Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of doctor
Noun
  • Andrews, the Senate’s first female physician and first pediatrician, credits her stance on gun control to her experience treating children who have unintentionally shot themselves after finding an unsecured firearm.
    — Gabrielle M. Etzel, The Washington Examiner, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Since Melanie Federline’s arrest, details in the arrest warrant about loose pills and the use of allergy medicine in the home as a sleep aid have alarmed physicians and child welfare experts.
    — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of physician

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“General practitioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/general%20practitioner. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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