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    dr
    abbreviation
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    Dr
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  • DR
    DR
    abbreviation
    dining room.
  • dr.
    dr.
    abbreviation
    debit.
  • Dr.
    Dr.
    abbreviation
    Doctor.
  • D.R.
    D.R.
    abbreviation
    Daughters of the (American) Revolution.

dr

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. door.

  2. dram; drams.


Dr 2 American  

abbreviation

Chiefly British.
  1. Doctor.


DR 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. Real Estate. dining room.


dr. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. debit.

  2. debtor.

  3. drachma; drachmas.

  4. dram; drams.

  5. drawer.

  6. drum.


Dr. 5 American  

abbreviation

  1. Doctor.

  2. Drive (used in street names).


D.R. 6 American  

abbreviation

  1. Daughters of the (American) Revolution.

  2. Navigation. dead reckoning.

  3. Dutch Reformed.


dr 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. debtor

  2. Also: dr..  dram

  3. drawer

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

dr. 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. debit

  2. Also: dr.  dram

  3. (the former) drachma

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Dr 3 British  

abbreviation

  1. Doctor

  2. (in street names) Drive

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

DR 4 British  

abbreviation

  1. dry riser

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

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Dr David Blane is a GP in Glasgow's Possilpark, and academic lead for GPs at the Deep End, an organisation led by doctors in Scotland's most deprived communities.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2026

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“Yeah, Jonesy and I are laughing. She probably just told some dumb joke. She loves dad jokes. And we have Diet Dr Peppers. They always have those stocked.”

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell

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