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prescriber.

A person who prescribes medication (usually a physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner).

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Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A person who prescribes medication (usually a physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner).

  2. One who directs or orders, as for example one who makes prescriptive demands on others' use of language.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin praescrībōbor. English prescribe English -er English prescriber From prescribe + -er.

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