Definition of MEDIC

medic

Plural: medics

Noun

  • A person involved in medical work, such as a doctor or paramedic.
  • any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves
  • a medical practitioner in the armed forces
  • A physician.
  • A paramedic, someone with special training in first aid, especially in the military.
  • A medical student.
  • Alternative spelling of medick (“herb of the genus Medicago”).

Adj

  • Of or pertaining to medicines; medical.

Examples

  • He hoped to find a high-scoring word like MEDIC on the board to heal his low score.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin medicus m (“of or belonging to healing, curative, medical; as a noun, medicus, masculine, a physician, doctor, surgeon”), Late Latin medica f (“a female physician, midwife”), from mederi (“to heal”).

Synonyms

medical officer, medick, trefoil

Scrabble Score: 10

medic: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
medic: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
medic: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

medic: valid Words With Friends Word