MEDIC Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

medic

noun

ˈme-dik

Definition of medic

as in doctor

a person specially trained in healing human medical disorders the wounded soldier called for a medic

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Recent Examples of medic His service dog follows him everywhere, a constant and steadying presence for a man the Army sent to Iraq as a combat medic and who returned home forever changed by his service. — Vanessa Chism, Baltimore Sun, 23 Aug. 2026 An ambulance sent to rescue her was also attacked by the Israeli military, killing two medics. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026 He was taken to Pennsylvania Hospital by medics, where he was treated for his injuries. — Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 Both the killing of Rajab and her family, trapped in a vehicle and pleading for help by phone in February 2024, and the killing of 15 medics in May 2025 drew international outcry. — Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for medic

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Noun

According to the Tallahassee Democrat, Donna is estranged from Robert, who is a doctor in New York.

— Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
On a muggy Saturday afternoon in mid-August, tennis player Novak Djokovic appeared to vomit into a towel and called for a doctor to check his blood pressure before unexpectedly losing a second-round match in Cincinnati.

— Aaron Short, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026