doctor
[ dok-ter ]
/ ˈdɒk tər /
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Origin of doctor
1275–1325; Middle English
docto(u)r (< Anglo-French) < Latin, equivalent to
doc(ēre) to teach +
-tor
-tor
OTHER WORDS FROM doctor
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH doctor
doctor physicianWords nearby doctor
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British Dictionary definitions for doctor
doctor
/ (ˈdɒktə) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of doctor
doctoral or doctorial (dɒkˈtɔːrɪəl), adjectiveWord Origin for doctor
C14: from Latin: teacher, from
docēre to teach
Medical definitions for doctor
doctor
[ dŏk′tər ]
n.
A person, especially a physician, dentist, or veterinarian, trained in the healing arts and licensed to practice.
A person who has earned the highest academic degree awarded by a university in a specified discipline.
Idioms and Phrases with doctor
doctor
see just what the doctor ordered.