as in doctor
a person specially trained in healing human medical disorders
the wounded soldier called for a medic
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of medic
The map showed ambulances already on their way to the site, though the dispatcher never picked up the phone because the information traveled automatically from the military through the dispatcher and on to nearby ambulances and motorcycle medics.
—
Matt Bradley, NBC news, 4 Mar. 2026
The medics rolled me into my local ER.
—Angelica Zhiyu Luo, SELF, 3 Mar. 2026
His mother died after being rushed to the same hospital by medics.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2026
Austin-Travis County EMS Chief Robert Luckritz said first responders arrived within a minute of receiving the emergency call, allowing medics and officers to begin treating victims almost immediately.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 1 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for medic
Matt Bradley, NBC news, 4 Mar. 2026
The medics rolled me into my local ER.
—Angelica Zhiyu Luo, SELF, 3 Mar. 2026
His mother died after being rushed to the same hospital by medics.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2026
Austin-Travis County EMS Chief Robert Luckritz said first responders arrived within a minute of receiving the emergency call, allowing medics and officers to begin treating victims almost immediately.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 1 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for medic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for medic
Noun
-
Scrubs stars Braff and Faison as best friends who work as doctors at the fictional Sacred Heart Hospital.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Mar. 2026
-
Court records show that Acacio, along with two other doctors, failed to pay more than $243,000 in rent on the Laguna Niguel office for roughly a year.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
-
All 12 of its freestanding ERs, including the one in Plantation, and its over 100 HCA Florida physician offices also accept the insurance, including Medicare Advantage, HMO and ACA plans associated with Florida Blue.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
-
Cardiologist and researcher Eric Topol pointed to five studies in which AI systems working independently outperformed physicians who had access to AI as a tool.—
William Warr,
Time,
4 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Medic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medic. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
