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foot doctor

American  

noun

  1. a podiatrist.


Etymology

Origin of foot doctor

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Example Sentences

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“That’s the plan,’’ said Diggs, whose injury required surgery performed in Green Bay by noted foot doctor Robert Anderson.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 7, 2022

I was then able to see a specialist foot doctor, and after an emergency scan he told me my toe was not broken.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2021

His father was a police sergeant in Waco when he was killed, while his grandfather was a retired plumber and his grandmother worked for a foot doctor.

From Fox News • Mar. 1, 2019

His grandfather was a retired plumber and his grandmother worked for a foot doctor.

From Washington Times • Feb. 28, 2019

“It might even be a migraine. My aunts foot doctor used to get migraines, only they turned out not to be migraines at all. Do you know what they were?”

From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech