prescriber

noun

Etymology

From prescribe + -er.

  1. borrowed from praescrībere
  2. suffixed as prescriber — “prescribe + er

Definitions

  1. A person who prescribes medication (usually a physician, physician assistant, or nurse…

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

    • […] the law made New Hampshire the first state to try to block pharmaceutical companies’ hard-sell pitches by restricting access to data that identifies doctors and other prescribers.
  2. One who directs or orders, as for example one who makes prescriptive demands on others'…

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

    • Alongside Webster's dictionary stood a slew of rabid reformers and prescribers of correct English.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for prescriber. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA