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chiropractor

[ kahy-ruh-prak-ter ]

/ ˈkaɪ rəˌpræk tər /

noun

one whose occupation is the practice of chiropractic.

Origin of chiropractor

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

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH chiropractor

chiropodist chiropractor

Words nearby chiropractor

chiropodalgia, chiropodist, chiropody, chiropractic, chiropractic medicine, chiropractor, chiropter, chiropteran, chirospasm, chirp, chirpy

Example sentences from the Web for chiropractor

Turns out it is Kinesio tape, a stretchy cotton tape designed by a Japanese chiropractor to support injured muscles.

The Olympics’ Most Colorful New Trend: Kinesio Tape |Isabel Wilkinson |August 9, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
His father, Ed, is a chiropractor, and his parents raised their three sons in a devout Christian household.

Aaron Rodgers: the NFL’s Best Quarterback of All Time |Allen Barra |January 15, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
And viewers certainly must have wondered why a Miami chiropractor was relevant to this election.

Charlie Crist's Last Gasp |Jim DeFede |October 20, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Levy recounts how she herself went to a chiropractor in 2002 to seek help with a stiff shoulder she had developed in her sleep.

A Stroke That Hits Young Women |Nicole LaPorte |July 28, 2010 |DAILY BEAST

After seeing a chiropractor, however, she suffered a stroke.

A Stroke That Hits Young Women |Nicole LaPorte |July 28, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
I didn't go outside to the hospital but saw the two pilots who had had two years of chiropractor schooling before being drafted.

The Biography of a Rabbit |Roy Benson
I'm her chiropractor, and I'm about to straighten out some vertebrae in her neck!

The Right Time |Walter Bupp