CROAKER Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

croaker

noun

ˈkrō-kər

Definition of croaker

as in doctor

slang a person specially trained in healing human medical disorders ever more ornery as he grew older, he swore that he didn't need some croaker telling him that smoking was bad for his health

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Recent Examples of croaker Researchers from the San Francisco Estuary Institute found the chemicals in striped bass, largemouth bass, leopard shark, white croaker, white sturgeon and other fish collected between 2009 and 2019 throughout San Francisco Bay. — Calmatters, Mercury News, 20 May 2025 In the end, nothing more exciting than some shad and small croaker hit the planks that day, according to Jennette’s. — Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 8 Apr. 2025 Choose from croaker, flounder, perch or whiting on a bun with tartar sauce. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2025 The restaurant delivers diners sophisticated dishes like duck and yellow croaker ceviche. — Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for croaker

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In addition, pharmaceutical advertising or education aimed at doctors may also increase inappropriate prescribing, probably increases the number of prescriptions written, and may increase the costs of prescriptions.

— Ed Silverman, STAT, 9 Oct. 2026
Instinct handled a few other tasks well, like emailing my eye doctor’s office to set up an appointment and doing the digital paperwork to start an Ikea return.

— Allison Johnson, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026

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As an emergency physician, what is so maddening about a case like hers is that the medicine is not mysterious.

— Dara Kass, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
Yesterday, Allessandra DiCorato profiled cancer biologist and first-year resident physician Neal Carleton, whose work is focused on improving treatment for older patients with breast cancer.

— Sarah Todd, STAT, 9 Oct. 2026

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