doctor
noun
a person licensed to practice medicine, as a physician, surgeon, dentist, or veterinarian.
doctors
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pluralof doctor.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof doctor (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
doctornouna person licensed to practice medicine, as a physician, surgeon, dentist, or veterinarian.
Example Sentences
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Her early symptoms began in 2008 during her Taking Chances World Tour, when she experienced difficulty controlling her voice despite doctors saying her vocal cords appeared normal, she shared with Vogue in 2024.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
It also pointed to disruption to care that was caused by the strikes by resident doctors, a dispute which has now been settled.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
The liver converts it into 25-hydroxyvitamin D, the form doctors commonly measure in blood tests to estimate a person's vitamin D status.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
Or you might have seared in your mind the image of the beaked masks that plague doctors wore in the 1600s, which, given the lack of treatments at the time, became closely associated with death.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026
Like the three doctors in Buffalo, the Burrs agreed that the alleged spirit rapping could be caused by cracking joints: knees, ankles, toes, or shoulders.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
