clinician

noun

cli·​ni·​cian kli-ˈni-shən 

1

: a person qualified in the clinical practice of medicine, psychiatry, or psychology as distinguished from one specializing in laboratory or research techniques or in theory

2

: a person who conducts a clinic

Examples of clinician in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Two clinicians visit the child’s home over months and work with the family, the child’s doctors, and school staff. —Aneri Pattani, Miami Herald, 9 May 2025

Among such tools, Freed, an AI clinician assistant, is one of the fastest-growing health-tech startups in the US due to its clinician-first design and simplicity. —Jaime Catmull, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025

Every day, our in-clinic clinicians and virtual-care providers work closely with patients navigating an increasingly fractured and costly system. —Amy Hagstrom Miller, Time, 1 May 2025

After the competition concluded, the pair were being evaluated by their referee clinicians when Wortham asked his girlfriend to grab his water bottle. —Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 1 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for clinician

• addition
• admission
• ambition
• attrition
• audition
• cognition
• coition
• commission
• condition
• contrition
• dentition
• dismission

Medical Definition

clinician

noun

cli·​ni·​cian klin-ˈish-ən 

: an individual qualified in the clinical practice of medicine, psychiatry, or psychology as distinguished from one specializing in laboratory or research techniques or in theory