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family doctor

noun

  1. a general practitioner.


family doctor

noun

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of family doctor1

First recorded in 1840–50
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Example Sentences

He was a family doctor; a mom and pop shrink from Massachusetts who typically stayed at his office until 10 p.m.

Lady Sybil and her family doctor both voiced concerns, because she had a headache and her thinking was “muddled.”

My wife is an overworked Family Doctor and hates electronic medical records.

But if your family doctor serves Medicare, he or she too is a federal contractor - and potential creditor.

A family doctor told reporters that Hernandez was unaware of the accidental journey her new heart made.

I have many patients who came to me originally simply because they dared not face their family doctor.

Our family doctor at that time was Monsieur Baffos; he had brought me into the world, and had known us all for many years.

On the steps of the Empire chteau I encountered the family doctor.

"Oh, not a great deal," Fernand smiled, with the bedside manner of a family doctor.

The family doctor said that it really was so, and Yan treasured up this as a new and precious fragment of woodcraft.

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