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Synonyms for physician

Most common

doctor medic

All synonyms

Noun

doctor, doc informal, medic, dr, medico informal, leech dated

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A practitioner of physic, i.e. a specialist in internal medicine, especially as opposed to a surgeon; a practitioner who treats with medication rather than with surgery.

Forms

Plural
physicians → doctors, docs, medics, medicos…

Example sentences

  • doctor You'd better go to see your family doctor at once.
  • medic If you don't want to become a doctor, how about a medic?

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
physiciansteady
doctorrising
medicrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

2 letters
dr1
3 letters
doc1
5 letters
medic2, leech1
6 letters
doctor2, medico3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (medic2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
médecin
Deutsch
Arzt
Català
metge