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      English

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      Two doctors (physicians) examining a patient.

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      Etymology

      From Middle English doctor, doctour (“an expert, authority on a subject”), from Anglo-Norman doctour, from Latin doctor (“teacher”), from doceō (“I teach”). Displaced native Middle English lerare (“doctor, teacher”) (from Middle English leren (“to teach, instruct”) from Old English lǣran, lēran (“to teach, instruct, guide”), compare Old English lārēow (“teacher, master”)).

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      doctor (plural doctors)

      1. A physician; a member of the medical profession; one who is trained and licensed to heal the sick. The final examination and qualification may award a doctorate in which case the post-nominal letters are D.O., DPM, M.D., DMD, DDS, DPT, DC, in the US or MBBS in the UK.
        If you still feel unwell tomorrow, go see your doctor.
      2. 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.
      3. A veterinarian; a medical practitioner who treats animals.
      4. A nickname for a person who has special knowledge or talents to manipulate or arrange transactions.

      Usage notes

      • Doctor is capitalized when used as a title:
        Doctor Smith

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      See also Types of academic doctor below

      terms derived from doctor
      • mad-doctor
      • paradoctor
      • quack doctor
      • rain-doctor
      • saw doctor
      • school doctor
      • snake doctor
      • spin doctor
      • under-doctor
      • underdoctored
      • under the doctor
      • undoctor
      • undoctored
      • water-doctor
      • witch doctor
      • woman doctor
      • you are the doctor, you're the doctor

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      Translations

      physician
      person who has attained a doctorate
      veterinarian — see veterinarian
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      types of academic doctor
      • Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (D.A.O.M.)
      • Doctor of Arts (D.A.)
      • Doctor of Architecture (D.Arch.)
      • Doctor of Applied Science (D.A.S.)
      • Doctor of Business Administration (D.B.A.)
      • Doctor of Chemistry (D.Chem.)
      • Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.)
      • Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.)
      • Doctor of Criminal Justice (D.C.J.)
      • Doctor of Comparative/Civil Law (D.C.L.)
      • Doctor of Computer Science (D.C.S.)
      • Doctor of Criminology (D.Crim.)
      • Doctor of Dental Medicine (D.M.D.)
      • Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.)
      • Doctor of Design (Dr.DES.)
      • Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)
      • Doctor of Environmental Design (D.E.D.)
      • Doctor of Engineering (D.Eng.)
      • Doctor of Environment (D.Env.)
      • Doctor of Engineering Science (D.E.Sc./Sc.D.E.)
      • Doctor of Forestry (D.F.)
      • Doctor of Fine Arts (D.F.A.)
      • Doctor of Geological Science (D.G.S.)
      • Doctor of Hebrew Literature/Letters (D.H.L.)
      • Doctor of Health and Safety (D.H.S.)
      • Doctor of Hebrew Studies (D.H.S.)
      • Doctor of Industrial Technology (D.I.T.)
      • Doctor of Information Technology (D.I.T.)
      • Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.)
      • Doctor of Library Science (D.L.S.)
      • Doctor of Music (D.M.)
      • Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A., A.Mus.D.)
      • Doctor of Musical Education (D.M.E.)
      • Doctor of Ministry (D.Min./D.M.)
      • Doctor of Modern Languages (D.M.L.)
      • Doctor of Music Ministry (D.M.M.)
      • Doctor of Medical Science (D.M.Sc.)
      • Doctor of Nursing Science (D.N.Sc.)
      • Doctor of Public Administration (D.P.A.)
      • Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
      • Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.)
      • Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
      • Doctor of Physical Education (D.P.E.)
      • Doctor of Physical Therapy (D.P.T.)
      • Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (D.P.M.)
      • Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.)
      • Doctor of Public Health (D.P.H.)
      • Doctor of Professional Studies (D.P.S.)
      • Doctor of Religious Education (D.R.E.)
      • Doctor of Recreation (D.Rec./D.R.)
      • Doctor of Science (D.Sc./Sc.D.)
      • Doctor of Science in Dentistry (D.Sc.D.)
      • Doctor of Science and Hygiene (D.Sc.H.)
      • Doctor of Science in Veterinary Medicine (D.Sc.V.M.)
      • Doctor of Sacred Music (D.S.M.)
      • Doctor of Social Science (D.S.Sc.)
      • Doctor of Social Work (D.S.W.)
      • Doctor of Canon Law (J.C.D.)
      • Doctor of the Science of Law (L.Sc.D.)
      • Doctor of Rehabilitation (Rh.D.)
      • Doctor of Sacred Theology (S.T.D.)
      • Doctor of Science (D.Sc.)
      • Doctor of Technology (D.Tech.)
      • Doctor of Theology (Th.D.)
      • Doctor of the University (D.Univ)
      • Doctor of Veterinary Medicine or Veterinary Medical Doctor (D.V.M./V.M.D)
      • Divinitatis Doctor, Doctor of Divinity (D.D.)
      • Juris Doctor, Doctor of Law (J.D.)
      • Optometry Doctor, Doctor of Optometry (O.D.)
      • Legum Doctor, Doctor of Laws (LL.D.)
      • Literarum Doctor, Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.)
      • Medicine Doctor, Doctor of Medicine (M.D./D.M.)
      • Music Doctor, Doctor of Music (D.Mus.)

      Verb

      doctor (third-person singular simple present doctors, present participle doctoring, simple past and past participle doctored)

      1. (transitive) To act as a medical doctor to.
        Her children doctored her back to health.
      2. (transitive) To make (someone) into an (academic) doctor.
      3. (transitive) To physically alter (medically or surgically) a living being in order to change growth or behavior.
        They doctored their apple trees by vigorous pruning, and now the dwarfed trees are easier to pick.
        We may legally doctor a pet to reduce its libido.
      4. (transitive) To genetically alter an extant species.
        Mendel's discoveries showed how the evolution of a species may be doctored.
      5. (transitive) To alter or make obscure, as with the intention to deceive, especially a document.
        To doctor the signature of an instrument with intent to defraud is an example of forgery.

      Translations

      act as a medical doctor to
      award the title of doctor to
      alter or make obscure, in order to deceive

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      Dutch

      Etymology

      From Middle Dutch doctor, from Latin doctor (“teacher, instructor”).

      Pronunciation

      • IPA: /ˈdɔktɔr/, /ˈdɔktər/

      Noun

      doctor m (plural doctors or doctoren, diminutive doctortje)

      1. doctor (person who has attained a doctorate)

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      Latin

      Etymology

      From doceō (“teach”).

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      doctor (genitive doctōris); m, third declension

      1. teacher, instructor
      2. (Ecclesiastical Latin) catechist

      Inflection

      Number Singular Plural
      nominative doctor doctōrēs
      genitive doctōris doctōrum
      dative doctōrī doctōribus
      accusative doctōrem doctōrēs
      ablative doctōre doctōribus
      vocative doctor doctōrēs

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      Romanian

      Alternative forms

      • doftor (popular)

      Etymology

      From Latin doctor (17th century), French docteur or German Doktor

      Pronunciation

      • IPA: [ ˈdok.tor ]

      Noun

      doctor m (plural doctori; feminine equivalent doctoră)

      1. doctor

      Declension

      declension of doctor
      singular plural
      gender m indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
      nominative/accusative un doctor doctorul niște doctori doctorii
      genitive/dative unui doctor doctorului unor doctori doctorilor

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      Spanish

      Etymology

      Borrowing from Latin doctor.

      Noun

      doctor m (plural doctores, feminine singular doctora, feminine plural doctoras)

      1. doctor
      2. physician

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