general practitioners

noun

plural of general practitioner
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as in generalists

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as in family practitioners

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  1. laymen
  2. physicians
  3. doctors
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
  • Hundreds of laymen, actuated solely by idle curiosity, received little more than a crick in the neck for their pains.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of laymen
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  • In 2025, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that Ascension, a nonprofit chain of Wisconsin hospitals, was replacing some of its critical care doctors with physicians from a national staffing agency, including telehealth doctors.
    — Alana Semuels, Time, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Patients and physicians need to understand where the data behind a recommendation came from and why that recommendation was made.
    — MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of physicians
Noun
  • At the time, doctors were treating a child in Williams' care for life-threatening injuries.
    — Joe Holden, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • As the outbreak continues to grow, doctors and health officials are concerned about a rising number of cases among pregnant women, posing a risk to both mom and baby.
    — Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of doctors
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“General practitioners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/general%20practitioners. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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