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doctor
[ dok-ter ]
/ ˈdɒk tər /
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noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
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When Did The Word "Doctor" Become Medical?
The roots of the word "doctor" don’t have anything to do with medical practice. So when did this word start describing those in the medical field?
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Origin of doctor
1275–1325; Middle English docto(u)r (<Anglo-French ) <Latin, equivalent to doc(ēre) to teach + -tor-tor
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doctor , physicianWords nearby doctor
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British Dictionary definitions for doctor
doctor
/ (ˈdɒktə) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of doctor
doctoral or doctorial (dɒkˈtɔːrɪəl), adjectiveWord Origin for doctor
C14: from Latin: teacher, from docēre to teach
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Other Idioms and Phrases with doctor
doctor
see just what the doctor ordered.
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