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 Just 37% of physical therapists in Colorado accept Medicaid (compared to 80% of general practitioners). — Lydia Cruz, Denver Post, 22 May 2026 Doyle attended medical school in Edinburgh and worked as a ship’s physician and general practitioner in England. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026 My maternal grandfather was a general practitioner in Quebec who delivered over seven thousand babies during his career—sometimes on kitchen tables. — Paul Perreault, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2026 Many of the new prescriptions have been written by general practitioners, rather than weight-loss specialists. — Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 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
  • These generalist predators feed on aphids, leafhoppers, caterpillars, hoplia beetles and flying insects.
    — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2026
  • Then find a coach who specializes in that specific thing, not a generalist with a warm manner and a nice website.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of generalist
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  • 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
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  • Tablets, for instance, are jacks-of-all-trades, giving you a single screen for streaming, scrolling, reading, light work, and the occasional email.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 26 June 2026
  • Jones is a jack-of-all-trades, master-of-none by NBA standards who will need to be a lights-out shooter to stick.
    — Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 26 June 2026
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  • The Korean switch-on diet was created by Park Yong-Woo, an obesity medicine researcher and family physician in Korea.
    — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 29 June 2026
  • The statement describes her as a family physician and health officer for Wilson County and Fredonia.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2026
Definition of family physician
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  • Although made for a range of sports instead of boating, the Champion launched as Keds’ first shoe in 1916, and the layman would have a hard time telling it apart from the Authentic with nearly identical stitching forming its upper.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 26 June 2026
  • The team is more than happy to translate this to layman’s terms, all while pouring tastes of its cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc, grenache, and sauvignon blanc.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 16 June 2026
Definition of layman
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  • Asking them to lead your exit is like asking your family doctor to perform heart surgery.
    — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • Insurers pay family doctors the least and specialists the most, which explains the perpetual shortage of primary care providers.
    — Chris Tomlinson, Houston Chronicle, 7 May 2026
Definition of family doctor
Noun
  • Nelson believes trials like this one are just the beginning of the future of regenerative medicine — and of a future where doctors will be able to repair brain damage.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
  • Cuba’s doctors for decades have worked in developing nations such as Gambia and Venezuela, skilled in providing care with scarce resources.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
Definition of doctor
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  • One inherent issue in all medical specialties is that appropriate treatment is often in the eye of the physician beholder, meaning that specialists create the guidelines for when a treatment is in order.
    — Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • During an 1884 trip to Germany, Boston physician Marie Zakrzewska, one of the very few women doctors in the US, witnessed children having a whale of a time on the sand hills in Berlin’s parks.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 13 July 2026
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