physician
a licensed medical practitioner
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,831 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 5,837 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a licensed medical practitioner also: doctor, doc, MD, Dr., medico I felt so bad I went to see my doctor
physician in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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An experienced physician will be on board.
The Innocents Abroad — Volume 01 · Mark Twain · Chapter 1
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I send for a physician, and I call on the wine-merchant for explanations.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 2
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During all these years the gay young "university wit" of earlier days was probably forgotten in the venerable and successful physician.
Elizabethan Sonnet Cycles: Phillis - Licia · Martha Foote [Editor] Crow · Chapter 1
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Atossa hastened into the adjoining room; and Cambyses said to the physician, but without looking into his face: "Is there no hope?"
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 07 · Georg Ebers · Chapter 2
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In a moment the mouse was sound and whole, and after thanking the kind physician it scampered away over the ploughed furrows.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1