chi·ro·prac·tor

[kahy-ruh-prak-ter]
noun
one whose occupation is the practice of chiropractic.

Origin:
1900–05; chiropract(ic) + -or2, as if a L noun with -tor

chiropodist, chiropractor.
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chiropractic (ˌkaɪrəˈpræktɪk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a system of treating bodily disorders by manipulation of the spine and other parts, based on the belief that the cause is the abnormal functioning of a nerve
 
[C20: from chiro- + -practic, from Greek praktikos effective, practical]
 
'chiropractor
 
n

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Word Origin & History

chiropractor
1904, from chiropractic (q.v.).
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Example sentences
She began going to a chiropractor for weekly treatments, but eventually she
  decided to have an operation.
And that he's visiting a chiropractor for treatment.
He and her chiropractor are the only people she trusts on medical issues.
Also pencils, including a painfully bent pencil that is an ad for a
  chiropractor.
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