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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Not only did Zepbound help people lose more weight, some doctors believed it came with fewer of the gastrointestinal side effects that make it hard for some patients to stay on these drugs.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
Doustdar said Wednesday that the way patients and doctors view obesity is very different to diabetes—the company’s traditional treatment area—in that it is much more of a consumer-driven market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Instead of giving its doctors and nurses several seasons to evolve, the second season of “The Pitt” jumped 10 months into the future.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Senior doctors are worried vulnerable patients could be put at risk by taking the medicines, as they say it could harm or delay conventional treatment.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
One of the doctors had a female patient whose knees knocked loudly.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
