doctor

Plural: doctors

Noun

a licensed medical practitioner
- "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor"
(Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their theological teaching
- "the Doctors of the Church greatly influenced Christian thought down to the late Middle Ages"
children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the physician's office
- "the children explored each other's bodies by playing the game of doctor"
a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution
- "she is a doctor of philosophy in physics"
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 DO, DPM, MD, DMD, or DDS in the US, or MBBS or BDS 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.
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.
A ship's cook.

Verb

Verb Forms: doctored, doctoring, doctors

To treat with medicine; to repair or restore.
alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive
give medical treatment to
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
To act as a medical doctor to.
To act as a medical doctor.
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.

Examples

He tried to DOCTOR his score with a last-minute bingo, but it was too late.
Her children doctored her back to health.
If you still feel unwell tomorrow, see your doctor.
Mendel's discoveries showed how the evolution of a species may be doctored.
They doctored their apple trees by vigorous pruning, and now the dwarfed trees are easier to pick.
To doctor the signature of an instrument with intent to defraud is an example of forgery.
We may legally doctor a pet to reduce its libido.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English doctor, doctour (“an expert, authority on a subject”), from Anglo-Norman doctour, from Latin doctor (“teacher”), from doceō (“to 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”)). Displaced Old English lǣċe (“doctor, physician”).

Synonyms

bushel, doc, Doctor of the Church, doctor up, Dr., fix, furbish up, MD, medico, mend, physician, repair, restore, sophisticate, touch on, GP, family doctor, general practitioner, medic, sawbones, surgeon, vet, veterinarian, veterinary, veterinary surgeon

Antonyms

break

Scrabble Score: 9

doctor: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
doctor: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
doctor: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

doctor: valid Words With Friends Word