Chiropractor Definition & Meaning

American

Etymology

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chiropractor American [kahy-ruh-prak-ter] / ˈkaɪ rəˌpræk tər /

noun

1. one whose occupation is the practice of chiropractic.

Etymology

Origin of chiropractor

First recorded in 1900–05; chiropract(ic) + -or 2, as if a Latin noun with -tor

Example Sentences

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When the 55-year-old New Jersey chiropractor looks at his current balance, he is stupefied.

From The Wall Street Journal

Among the jobs with the biggest share of ACA policyholders are chiropractors, musicians and a category that includes farmers, ranchers and other agricultural managers.

From The Wall Street Journal

So, stop paying your chiropractor and start saving up for tickets.

From Salon

There also isn’t a national certification for stretch therapists, as there is for physical therapists and chiropractors, though most stretch therapists are certified in-house by their respective employers.

From Los Angeles Times

My chiropractor enlisted a masseur named Daniel to help with my “back of steel,” as he put it.

From Los Angeles Times

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