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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  • The health non-profit supports research to develop new treatments for the benefit of physicians and other healthcare professionals and their patients.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026
  • First-Time Patients Are Getting Younger The census asked physicians for the average age of their patients at their first surgery.
    — William Jones, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of physicians
Noun
  • The statement made no mention of treatment going forward, and the Vatican said doctors were not currently speaking of chemotherapy or other therapies.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Joshi and other doctors are calling for additional training to help surgeons understand how AI alters facial images, its anatomical limitations and its potential psychological effects on patients.
    — Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 13 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 20 Oct. 2026.

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