"prescriber" meaning in English

See prescriber in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: prescribers [plural]
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  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)
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  2. One who directs or orders, as for example one who makes prescriptive demands on others' use of language.
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      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "a person who prescribes medication",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Verordner"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "a person who prescribes medication",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Verordnerin"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "lang_code": "ko",
      "roman": "cheobangja",
      "sense": "a person who prescribes medication",
      "word": "처방자"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "lang_code": "ko",
      "roman": "cheobang'ui",
      "sense": "a person who prescribes medication",
      "word": "처방의"
    }
  ],
  "word": "prescriber"
}

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