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
  • 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
  • Some prominent conservative Catholic laymen, like Fox News host Sean Hannity, have risen to Trump’s defense.
    — W. James Antle III, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026
Definition of laymen
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  • Senior professionals, an employee group that includes senior administrative analysts, information technology professionals, coaches and student health physicians, has more than doubled in that time.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Experts disagree over how soon AI may be able to take over decision-making from physicians.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of physicians
Noun
  • The executive order extends the pool of people who can administer measles vaccines to include paramedics, midwives and others, and allows nurses to join doctors in ordering testing.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
  • At the hospital, one of Myers’ many doctors pulled Morgan aside.
    — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 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 9 Oct. 2026.

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