English noun: medical practitioner | |||
1. | medical practitioner (person) someone who practices medicine | ||
Synonyms | medical man | ||
Broader (hypernym) | caregiver, health care provider, health professional, PCP, primary care provider | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | dental practitioner, dentist, doc, doctor, Dr., inoculator, MD, medic, medical officer, medico, physician, tooth doctor, vaccinator | ||
Instance hyponym | Hippocrates | ||