prescriber en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae- Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-? Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybʰeti Proto-Italic *skreiβō Latin scrībō Latin praescrībōbor. English prescribe English -er English prescriber From prescribe + -er.
Meanings
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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.
2007 May 1, The Associated Press, “Prescription-Writing Law Is Voided”, in New York Times:
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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.
2012, Alexander Bergs, Laurel J. Brinton, English Historical Linguistics, volume 1, page 971:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| prescribers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (5)
fi reseptin kirjoittaja (a person who prescribes medication) · de Verordner (a person who prescribes medication) · ko 처방의 (a person who prescribes medication) · ko 처방자 (a person who prescribes medication) · de Verordnerin (a person who prescribes medication)