general practitioner

American  

noun

1. a medical practitioner whose practice is not limited to any specific branch of medicine or class of diseases. G.P.

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general practitioner British  

noun

1. Informal name: family doctor.   GP.  a physician who does not specialize but has a medical practice ( general practice ) in which he deals with all illnesses

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Etymology

Origin of general practitioner

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

If the pandemic pushed many general practitioners to quit, imagine the toll it took on emergency medicine.

From Salon

In “Doc Martin,” Clunes played a brilliant London surgeon who develops a blood phobia and becomes a general practitioner in the Cornwall fishing village where he spent summers as a child.

From Los Angeles Times

After eight years as a general practitioner in some of Thailand's poorest and most remote regions, he obtained a master's degree and PhD in anthropology at Harvard University.

From Barron's

Analysts expressed skepticism regarding the strategic fit of the potential acquisition, despite both companies having sales teams focused on general practitioners.

From Barron's

The Medical Board of Australia found his actions were inappropriate and ordered that the general practitioner undergo ethics, privacy and social media training.

From BBC

Related Words

• family doctor