a doctor who is trained in general medicine and who works in the local community, not in a hospital (the abbreviation for ‘general practitioner’)
Example:
- Go and see your GP as soon as possible.
- There are four GPs in our local practice.
- Her GP referred her to a specialist.
Extra examples:
- They arranged for the local on-call GP to make a house call to the patient.
- Who is your local GP?
- You should register with a GP as soon as possible.
one of a series of important international races for racing cars or motorcycles (the abbreviation for ‘Grand Prix’)
Example:
- The driver competed in only four GPs this season.