"pill pusher" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pill pushers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pill pusher (plural pill pushers)
  1. (informal, derogatory) A doctor, with the implication of overly prescribing drugs. Tags: derogatory, informal
    Sense id: en-pill_pusher-en-noun-FT4tqFQ2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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