medical practitioner

noun

A person who practices medicine.

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Meanings

nounmedical practitioner (plural medical practitioners)

plural medical practitioners

  1. A person who practices medicine.
    1. usuallyOne who is licensed to do so and serves human patients.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 行醫者 /行医者
  • 行醫者 /行医者 (xíngyīzhě)one who practices medicine
Finnish lääkäri
  • lääkärione who practices medicine
Indonesian praktisi medis
  • praktisi medisone who practices medicine
Malay pengamal perubatan
  • pengamal perubatanone who practices medicine
Tamil மருத்துவர், டாக்டர்
  • மருத்துவர் (maruttuvar)one who practices medicine
  • டாக்டர் (ṭākṭar)one who practices medicine
Thai แพทย์
  • แพทย์ (pɛ̂ɛt)one who practices medicine
Cite this entry
APA

medical practitioner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medical%20practitioner

MLA

“medical practitioner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medical%20practitioner. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “medical practitioner,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medical%20practitioner.

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