Home › Words › C › chiropractorchiropractor/ˈkaɪ.ɹəˌpɹæk.tə(ɹ)/chiropractor means A health-care practitioner who specializes in chiropractic.chiropractor is pronounced /ˈkaɪ.ɹəˌpɹæk.tə(ɹ)/.EtymologyFrom Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + πρᾶξις (prâxis, “action, activity, practice”).nounA health-care practitioner who specializes in chiropractic.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.chiro 75% match — A chiropractor. vs chiropractor →chiropractics 74% match — The practice of a chiropractor; chiropractic. vs chiropractor →chiropath 71% match — A chiropractor. vs chiropractor →chiropractic 70% match — A system of health care involving manipulation of the spinal column and other body structures, for the purpose of alleviating neuromusculoskeletal dysfunction. vs chiropractor →chiropract 65% match — To perform chiropractic (upon). vs chiropractor →chiropodist 65% match — A practitioner of chiropody. vs chiropractor →podiatrist 64% match — A health care practitioner who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of foot ailments. vs chiropractor →chiropraxy 63% match — Chiropractics. vs chiropractor →