# prescriber

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #93,040

## Definitions
1. A person who prescribes medication (usually a physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner).
2. One who directs or orders, as for example one who makes prescriptive demands on others' use of language.

## Etymology
From prescribe + -er.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/prescriber