medico

¹

[med-i-koh]

noun

Informal.

plural

medicos 

1. a physician or surgeon; doctor.

2. a medical student.

medico-

²

1. a combining form representing medical in compound words.

   medicolegal.

medico-

¹

combining form

1. medical

   medicolegal

medico

²

/ ˈmɛdɪˌkəʊ /

noun

1. a doctor or medical student

Word History and Origins

Origin of medico¹

1680–90; < Spanish médico, Italian medico < Latin medicus physician; medical

Origin of medico²

Combining form representing Latin medicus of, pertaining to healing; medical

Word History and Origins

Origin of medico¹

C17: via Italian from Latin medicus

Example Sentences

It is now thought that this homicidal medico either tried to kill or successfully did kill at least 15 women and one man in three countries: Canada, the United States and England.

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But at the changeover, the medicos come out to take a look at Muchova.

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The Daily Telegraph, another former Johnson employer, is filled with columns questioning his virility and grit, suggesting that the English bulldog has become the whipped dog, intimidated by nanny-state medicos and fearmongering epidemiologists.

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It charges patients, but services are free for the city’s administrators, police force, medicos and the poor.

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Hat, coat, small leather attaché case, like an Old World medico doing his rounds.

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Related Words

• expert 
• physician 
• professor 
• scientist 
• specialist 
• surgeon