foot doctor
Americannoun
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
He informed Porras that he was in training to be a foot doctor and wanted to help her find comfortable shoes.
From Time ● Mar. 21, 2014
Because if we were all supposed to carbon-copy our parents, then I’d end up a brain-fried loser who runs away with a foot doctor, or a downtrodden Zen calculator.
From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King
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