medico
noun
med·i·co ˈme-di-ˌkō 
plural medicos
: physician sense 1
also : a medical student
Synonyms
- croaker [slang]
- doc
- doctor
- medic
- physician
- sawbones [slang]
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
She proved the medicos wrong by recovering quickly from her injuries. a woman who is suspicious of all medicos, regardless of their credentials
Recent Examples on the Web This was one of the scariest moments of my life, and it was made even more devastating by the specter of a medico-financial misstep. 
Jennifer Adaeze Okwerekwu, STAT, 13 Dec. 2019 Hat, coat, small leather attaché case, like an Old World medico doing his rounds. Salman Rushdie, The New Yorker, 22 July 2019
Jennifer Adaeze Okwerekwu, STAT, 13 Dec. 2019 Hat, coat, small leather attaché case, like an Old World medico doing his rounds. Salman Rushdie, The New Yorker, 22 July 2019 Word History
Etymology
Italian medico or Spanish médico, both from Latin medicus
First Known Use
1689, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
medico
noun
med·i·co ˈmed-i-ˌkō
plural medicos
: a medical practitioner : physician
also : a medical student
medicos
noun
as in doctors
a person specially trained in healing human medical disorders a woman who is suspicious of all medicos, regardless of their credentials Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- doctors
- physicians
- medics
- docs
- nurses
- sawbones
- specialists
- surgeons
- paramedics
- sawboneses
- clinicians
- neurologists
- pathologists
- obstetricians
- gynecologists
- radiologists
- internists
- podiatrists
- pediatricians
- urologists
- anesthesiologists
- dermatologists
- ophthalmologists
- orthopedists
- paramedicals
- croakers
- internes
- residents
- physiatrists
- attendings
- hospitalists
- physiotherapists
- family practitioners
- family doctors
- family physicians
- pediatrists
- ob-gyns
- interns
- general practitioners
- plastic surgeons
- nurse-practitioners
- aidmen
- physical therapists
- EMTs
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- nonphysicians
- nondoctors