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Meaning
Noun
●
A
physician
; a
member
of the
medical
profession
; one who is
trained
and
licensed
to
heal
the
sick
or
injured
. The
final examination
and
qualification
may
award
a
doctor
degree
in which case the
post-nominal letters
are D.O; DPM, M.D., DMD, DDS, in the US or MBBS in the UK.
●
A person who has
attained
a
doctorate
, such as a Ph.D. or Th.D. or one of many other
terminal
degrees
conferred
by a
college
or university.
●
In Healthcare occupations:
A
veterinarian
; a
medical practitioner
who
treats
non-human
animals.
●
A
nickname
for a person who has
special
knowledge or
talents
to
manipulate
or
arrange
transactions.
●
A
teacher
; one
skilled
in a
profession
or a
branch
of knowledge; a
learned
man.
●
Any
mechanical
contrivance
intended
to
remedy
a
difficulty
or
serve
some
purpose
in an exigency.
●
A
fish
, the
friar
skate.
●
In Nautical:
A ship's cook.
●
The
title
of an
academic
or
medical doctor
(a person who
holds
a
doctorate
); used before or
instead of
the
doctor's
name.
Verb
●
To
act
as a
medical doctor
to.
●
To
act
as a
medical
doctor.
●
In People:
To make (someone) into an (academic)
doctor
; to
confer
a
doctorate
upon.
●
To
physically
alter
(medically or
surgically
) a
living
being in order to change growth or behavior.
●
To
genetically
alter
an
extant
species.
●
To
alter
or make
obscure
,
as with
the
intention
to
deceive
, especially a document.
●
To
adulterate
,
drug
, or
poison
(drink).
●
To take medicine.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
doctor
English
doctor
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Doc
Vet
Veterinarian
Veterinary
Medic
Physician
Sawbones
Surgeon
Doctour
Airbrush
Fix
Neuter
Physicians
Veterinary Surgeon
Family Doctor
General Practitioner
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Rhymes
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