prescriber

English

Etymology

From prescribe +‎ -er.

Noun

prescriber (plural prescribers)

  1. A person who prescribes medication (usually a physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner).
    • 2007 May 1, The Associated Press, “Prescription-Writing Law Is Voided”, in New York Times[1]:
      [] 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' use of language.
    • 2012, Alexander Bergs, Laurel J. Brinton, English Historical Linguistics, volume 1, page 971:
      Alongside Webster's dictionary stood a slew of rabid reformers and prescribers of correct English.

Translations

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Verb

prescriber

  1. to prescribe

Conjugation

    Conjugation of prescriber
infinitive prescriber
participle present perfect
prescribente prescribiteprescripte
active simple perfect
present prescribe ha prescribite
past prescribeva habeva prescribite
future prescribera habera prescribite
conditional prescriberea haberea prescribite
imperative prescribe
passive simple perfect
present es prescribite ha essite prescribite
past esseva prescribite habeva essite prescribite
future essera prescribite habera essite prescribite
conditional esserea prescribite haberea essite prescribite
imperative sia prescribite