Meaning of doctor

Doctor

Common

noun

•

A

; a

of the

; one who is

and

to

the

or

. The

final examination

and

may

a

in which

the

post-nominal letters

are D.O;

, M.D.,

,

, in the US or

in the

.

•

A person who has

a

, such as a Ph.D. or Th.D. or one of many other

by a

or

.

•

A

; a

medical practitioner

who

.

•

A

for a person who has

or

to

or

.

•

A

; one

in a

or a

of

; a

.

•

Any

to

a

or

some

in an

.

•

A

, the

.

•

In Nautical:

A ship's

.

•

The

or

(a person who

a

); used before or

the

.

verb

•

To

as a

to.

•

To

as a

.

•

To make (someone) into an (academic)

; to

a

upon.

•

To

(medically or

) a

being

change

or

.

•

To

an

.

•

To

or make

, as with the

to

,

a

.

•

To take

.

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English

doctor

Middle English (1100-1500)

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