medico

¹ American  

[med-i-koh] / ˈmɛd ɪˌkoʊ /

noun

Informal.

plural

medicos

1. a physician or surgeon; doctor.

2. a medical student.

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medico- ² American  

1. a combining form representing medical in compound words.

   medicolegal.

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medico- ¹ British  

combining form

1. medical

   medicolegal

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medico ² British  

/ ˈmɛdɪˌkəʊ /

noun

1. a doctor or medical student

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Etymology

Origin of medico¹

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

Origin of medico-²

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

Example Sentences

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

From The New Yorker • Jul. 22, 2019

Dr. Adams, who goes by the nickname Patch Adams, was featured in the 1998 film by the same name, in which Robin Williams played the zany medico.

From Washington Times • May 25, 2018

For days the young medico tried to please, but as he rushed into the room in answer to yells was immediately retreated by more bellows of rage and helplessness.

From Time Magazine Archive

He is the nation's most ubiquitous, most widely maligned, and perhaps most influential medico.

From Time Magazine Archive

The worthy medico had, after much toil and brain work, composed a poem which he believed would appeal to the skipper's heart.

From Settling Day by Gould, Nat

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