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
  • Hypanus guttatus stood out as the most variable, consistent with its reputation as a generalist that moves across habitats.
    — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • These generalist predators feed on aphids, leafhoppers, caterpillars, hoplia beetles and flying insects.
    — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2026
Definition of generalist
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
  • 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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  • Stephanie McCullough is a family physician who completed an additional surgical OB fellowship.
    — Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Santina Wheat, a family physician, encourages patients to cook food when possible but said thoroughly washing produce is still a good first step.
    — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
Definition of family physician
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • When reached by phone by CNN, one of the lead doctors for the trial, Yu Yongguo, declined to comment and hung up.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
  • That process happens anywhere in the world — including in the human gut, where microbes eat indigestible foods, and create a byproduct medical doctors might describe as flatulence.
    — Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
Definition of doctor
Noun
  • The safest and most sensible answer today is that AI is not ready to be independently licensed like a physician.
    — Humayun Chaudhry, STAT, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Michael Goldstein is a physician and attorney who has run to represent the district multiple times.
    — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of physician

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