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 Wright continued to press her general practitioner for answers, and she was finally offered an MRI in November 2025. — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026 Just 37% of physical therapists in Colorado accept Medicaid (compared to 80% of general practitioners). — Lydia Cruz, Denver Post, 22 May 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 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 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
  • While a generalist might tolerate an acceptable output, a domain expert can spot the subtle hallucinations or the derivative logic that signals an ideation bubble.
    — Syed Ahmad, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • According to The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, this year’s festival was stuffed like a generalist’s backpack.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 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
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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  • 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
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
  • The bat was captured and later tested positive for rabies, allowing doctors to begin the girl's post-exposure vaccination series quickly.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Though Nara Smith kept most details about Whimsy’s cancer battle private, the thumbnail for Wednesday’s video appears to be her husband and a doctor next to an MRI machine.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of doctor
Noun
  • Wen is an emergency physician and clinical associate professor at George Washington University.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • His research has revealed a history that extends beyond one church to include Black architects, physicians, Freemasons and civic leaders whose contributions helped shape Kansas City.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026
Definition of physician

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