"prescriber" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: prescribers [plural]
Etymology: prescribe + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|prescribe|er}} prescribe + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} prescriber (plural prescribers)
  1. A person who prescribes medication (usually a physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner). Translations (a person who prescribes medication): reseptin kirjoittaja (Finnish), Verordner [masculine] (German), Verordnerin [feminine] (German), 처방자 (cheobangja) (Korean), 처방의 (cheobang'ui) (Korean)
    Sense id: en-prescriber-en-noun-cOo17LPM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 48 52 Disambiguation of 'a person who prescribes medication': 88 12
  2. One who directs or orders, as for example one who makes prescriptive demands on others' use of language.
    Sense id: en-prescriber-en-noun-ND98BpfO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 48 52

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