Noun
someone who practices medicine
Source: WordNetBefore the reader is introduced to the modest country medical practitioner who is to be the chief personage of the following tale, it will be well that he should be made acquainted with some particulars as to the locality in which, and the neighbours among whom, our doctor followed his profession. Anthony Trollope
Though Mitra's case was different because it was a heart attack, I shudder to think what would have happened if an accident occurs in one of these studios. With no professional medical practitioner in attendance, things became difficult. Arin Paul
A medical practitioner who specializes in this area is known as a pediatrician, or paediatrician. Source: Internet
Dr Muhammad-Bashir Yahaya, a medical practitioner, has urged the Federal Government to fulfil its commitment of allocating 15 per cent of the annual budget to health to bridge the funding gap in the psychiatric health sub-sector. Source: Internet
Lawson was on admission at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) Polyclinic for two days and after being discharged, stole the robe belonging to Dr Yaw Opare Larbi, a medical practitioner at the facility, which was on a drying line. Source: Internet
Kwaku Awoonor, who is a very experienced medical practitioner, has no position now in the Ghana Health Service. Source: Internet