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doctor
[dok-ter]
noun
a person licensed to practice medicine, as a physician, surgeon, dentist, or veterinarian.
a person who has been awarded a doctor's degree.
He is a Doctor of Philosophy.
Older Slang., a cook, as at a camp or on a ship.
Machinery., any of various minor mechanical devices, especially one designed to remedy an undesirable characteristic of an automatic process.
Angling., any of several artificial flies, especially the silver doctor.
an eminent scholar and teacher.
verb (used with object)
to give medical treatment to; act as a physician to.
He feels he can doctor himself for just a common cold.
to treat (an ailment); apply remedies to.
He doctored his cold at home.
to restore to original or working condition; repair; mend.
She was able to doctor the chipped vase with a little plastic cement.
to tamper with; falsify.
He doctored the birthdate on his passport.
to add a foreign substance to; adulterate.
Someone had doctored the drink.
to revise, alter, or adapt (a photograph, manuscript, etc.) in order to serve a specific purpose or to improve the material.
to doctor a play.
to award a doctorate to.
He did his undergraduate work in the U.S. and was doctored at Oxford.
verb (used without object)
to practice medicine.
Older Use., to take medicine; receive medical treatment.
Metallurgy., (of an article being electroplated) to receive plating unevenly.
doctor
/ ˈdɒktə, dɒkˈtɔːrɪəl /
noun
a person licensed to practise medicine
a person who has been awarded a higher academic degree in any field of knowledge
a person licensed to practise dentistry or veterinary medicine
Also called: Doctor of the Church. (often capital) a title given to any of several of the leading Fathers or theologians in the history of the Christian Church down to the late Middle Ages whose teachings have greatly influenced orthodox Christian thought
angling any of various gaudy artificial flies
informal, a person who mends or repairs things
slang, a cook on a ship or at a camp
archaic, a man, esp a teacher, of learning
a device used for local repair of electroplated surfaces, consisting of an anode of the plating material embedded in an absorbent material containing the solution
(in a paper-making machine) a blade that is set to scrape the roller in order to regulate the thickness of pulp or ink on it
a cool sea breeze blowing in some countries
the Cape doctor
slang, to make a great effort or move very fast, esp in a horse race
something needed or desired
verb
(tr)
to give medical treatment to
to prescribe for (a disease or disorder)
informal, (intr) to practise medicine
he doctored in Easter Island for six years
(tr) to repair or mend, esp in a makeshift manner
(tr) to make different in order to deceive, tamper with, falsify, or adulterate
(tr) to adapt for a desired end, effect, etc
(tr) to castrate (a cat, dog, etc)
Other Word Forms
- doctoral adjective
- doctorial adjective
- doctorally adverb
- doctorially adverb
- doctorless adjective
- doctorship noun
- subdoctor noun
- superdoctor noun
- underdoctor noun
- undoctored adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of doctor1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
It was at a nearby doctor's surgery and he ran to collect it, the hearing was told.
A leading doctor has questioned how the Scottish government plans to staff 15 new drop-in services run by GPs and nurses.
The jury was told that Dr Simon Wood, an intensive care doctor at Croydon Hospital who treated Maria, alerted the police to a large bruise on her back.
It said it wanted the public to know it was not just dentists who could check for mouth cancer and "if you're unsure, go and see your doctor, or a pharmacist".
Backed by research, endorsed by doctors, tracked by apps, the basics of healthy living have become part of a canon.
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