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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In some patients, doctors treat these problems by reducing excessive nerve signals reaching the heart.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
Two weeks before the show, doctors urged him to call it off.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
The return of voters from abroad comes amid years of brain drain especially among doctors, tech entrepreneurs and academics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
Colorado, facing a $1.5 billion hole, has cut what it pays doctors who treat Medicaid patients.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026
Six months passed before the doctors concluded that the headaches were happening because a part of his brain was growing abnormally.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
