- health professional, health care provider, caregiver - a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability
--1 is a kind of professional, professional person
--1 is a member of health profession
--1 has particulars:bonesetter; electrologist; medical assistant; medical practitioner, medical man; nurse; pharmacist, druggist, chemist, apothecary, pill pusher, pill roller - caregiver - a person who is responsible for attending to the needs of a child or dependent adult
--2 is a kind of adult, grownup