doctor

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈdɒktə(ɹ)/]

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Senses

1. doctor (noun) — sense 1

Definition: A physician; a member of the medical profession; one who is trained and licensed to heal the sick or injured. The final examination and qualification may award a doctor degree in which case the post-nominal letters are DO, DPM, MD, DMD, or DDS in the US, or MBBS or BDS in the UK.

Example: If you still feel unwell tomorrow, see your doctor.

2. doctor (noun) — sense 2

Definition: A person who has attained a doctorate, such as a Ph.D. or Th.D. or one of many other terminal degrees conferred by a college or university.

3. doctor (noun) — sense 3

Definition: A veterinarian; a medical practitioner who treats non-human animals.

4. doctor (verb) — sense 4

Definition: To act as a medical doctor to.

Example: Her children doctored her back to health.

5. doctor (verb) — sense 5

Definition: To act as a medical doctor.

6. doctor (verb) — sense 6

Definition: To make (someone) into an (academic) doctor; to confer a doctorate upon.

Structure of the word

Roots:

deḱ (Proto-Indo-European)

Connections

Roots: deḱ

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