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English

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishdoctor,doctour(“an expert, authority on a subject”), fromAnglo-Normandoctour, fromLatindoctor(“teacher”), fromdoceō(“to teach”). Displaced nativeMiddle Englishlerare(“doctor, teacher”) (fromMiddle Englishleren(“to teach, instruct”) fromOld Englishlǣran, lēran(“to teach, instruct, guide”), compareOld Englishlārēow(“teacher, master”)). DisplacedOld Englishlǣċe(“doctor, physician”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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doctor (pluraldoctors)

  2. Aphysician; amember of themedicalprofession; one who istrained andlicensed toheal thesick orinjured. The finalexamination andqualification mayaward a doctordegree in which case thepost-nominal letters areDO,DPM,MD,DMD, orDDS in theUS, orMBBS orBDS in theUK.
    Synonyms:physician;see alsoThesaurus:physician
    Hypernym:person
    If you still feel unwell tomorrow, see yourdoctor.
  3. A person who has attained adoctorate, such as aPh.D. orTh.D. or one of many otherterminal degrees conferred by acollege oruniversity.
  4. Aveterinarian; a medicalpractitioner who treats non-humananimals.
  5. Anickname for a person who has special knowledge or talents to manipulate or arrange transactions.
  6. (obsolete) Ateacher; one skilled in aprofession or a branch of knowledge; a learned man.
    • 1552, Hughe Latymer [i.e.,Hugh Latimer],Augustine Bernher, compiler, “[The First Sermon]”, inCertayn Godly Sermons, Made uppon the Lords Prayer, […], London: […] John Day, […], published1562,→OCLC,folio 5, verso:
      So from that tyme forwarde I began to ſmell the word of god, and forſoke the ſcholedoctors and ſuch foolries.
    • 1625,Francis [Bacon], “Of Goodness and Goodness of Nature”, inThe Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret,→OCLC:
      one of thedoctors of Italy, Nicholas Macciavel
  7. (dated) Anymechanicalcontrivance intended to remedy a difficulty or serve some purpose in anexigency.
    thedoctor of a calico-printing machine, which is a knife to remove superfluous colouring matter
    thedoctor, or auxiliary engine, also called "donkey engine"
    • 2010, Ramesh Bangia,Dictionary of Information Technology, page172:
      The use of a diskdoctor may be the only way of recovering valuable data following a disk crash.
  8. A fish, thefriar skate.
  9. (obsolete, nautical, slang) Aship'scook.
    • 1844, William Robert Wilde,Narrative of a Voyage to Madeira, Teneriffe and Along the Shores of the Mediterranean, page124:
      […] old Scotch Jem the boatswain, tunes his fiddle, and thedoctor, (ship's cook,) produces his tambourine; the men dance on deck,[…]
    • 1881,The United Service, volume 5, page212:
      His galley is small, and, microscopic as it is, it is shared by his brother in misery, the ship's cook, he whom the crew familiarly know as the “Doctor.”

Usage notes

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  • Doctor is capitalized when used as a title:
    Doctor Smith
  • In the UK and Commonwealth (except Canada), a surgeon (including a dental or veterinary surgeon) is commonly addressed as Mr./Ms./Mrs. rather than Doctor.

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Derived terms

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See alsoTypes of academic doctorbelow

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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.)

Descendants

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Translations

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person who has attained a doctorate
medical doctor—seephysician
veterinarian—seeveterinarian
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Verb

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doctor (third-person singular simple presentdoctors,present participledoctoring,simple past and past participledoctored)

  1. (transitive) To act as a medicaldoctor to.
    Her childrendoctored her back to health.
  2. (intransitive, humorous) To act as a medicaldoctor.
    • 2017, "Do No Harm", season 8, episode 2 ofAdventure Time
      Doctor Princess: Put this on. [gives her lab coat to Finn] OK, you're a doctor now. Good luck.
      Finn: Wait, wait, whoa, whoa, whoa, wait! I don't know how todoctor!
  3. (transitive) To make (someone) into an (academic)doctor; toconfer adoctorate upon.
  4. (transitive) Tophysicallyalter (medically orsurgically) a living being in order to changegrowth orbehavior.
    Theydoctored their apple trees by vigorous pruning, and now the dwarfed trees are easier to pick.
    We may legallydoctor a pet to reduce its libido.
  5. (transitive) Togeneticallyalter anextantspecies.
    Mendel's discoveries showed how the evolution of a species may bedoctored.
  6. (transitive, figurative) Toalter or makeobscure, as with the intention todeceive, especially adocument.
    Todoctor the signature of aninstrument with intent to defraud is an example offorgery.
    • 2022 February 15, Edward Helmore, “How a picture came to symbolize the Prince Andrew sexual abuse case”, inThe Guardian‎[1],→ISSN:
      That picture – the one that Andrew claimed on BBC’s Newsnight might have beendoctored, since he had “no recollection” of then or ever meeting Giuffre at Tramp nightclub in London – will likely serve as both a prequel and postscript of the saga.
    • 2024 March 11, Mark Landler, Lauren Leatherby, “Princess of Wales Apologizes, Saying She Edited Image”, inThe New York Times‎[2],→ISSN:
      Catherine, the Princess of Wales, apologized on Monday fordoctoring a photo of her with her three children, which was recalled by several news agencies on Sunday after they determined the image had been manipulated.
  7. (transitive) Toadulterate,drug, orpoison (drink).
  8. (intransitive, obsolete) To takemedicine.

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Translations

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

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Asturian

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromSpanishdoctor, compare nativedoutor.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dokˈtoɾ/[d̪okˈt̪oɾ]
  • Rhymes:-oɾ
  • Syllabification:doc‧tor

Noun

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doctor m (pluraldoctores)

  1. alternative form ofdoutor

Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromLatindoctōrem.

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doctor m (pluraldoctors,femininedoctora,feminine pluraldoctores)

  1. doctor

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Dutch

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Dutchdoctor, fromLatindoctor(“teacher, instructor”).

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doctor m (pluraldoctorenordoctors,diminutivedoctortje n)

  1. doctor (person who has attained adoctorate)

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Latin

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FWOTD – 23 November 2013

Etymology

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    Fromdoceō(“to teach”) +‎-tor.

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    Noun

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    doctor m (genitivedoctōris,femininedoctrīxordoctorissa);third declension

    1. teacher,instructor
      • c. 99BCE – 55BCE,Lucretius,De rerum natura5.1310–1312:
        […] et validos partim prae se misere leones
        cumdoctoribus armatis saevisque magistris
        qui moderarier his possent vinclisque tenere,
        […] and some let out before them strong lions,
        with armedtrainers and fierce masters
        to manage them and hold them in restraints,
    2. (Ecclesiastical Latin)catechist, Doctor of the Church

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    Third-declension noun.

    singularplural
    nominativedoctordoctōrēs
    genitivedoctōrisdoctōrum
    dativedoctōrīdoctōribus
    accusativedoctōremdoctōrēs
    ablativedoctōredoctōribus
    vocativedoctordoctōrēs

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    • “doctor”, inCharlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879),A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “doctor”, inCharlton T. Lewis (1891),An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • "doctor", in Charles du Fresne du Cange,Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
    • “doctor”, inGaffiot, Félix (1934),Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
    • doctor inRamminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)),Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[3], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

    Romanian

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    Alternative forms

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    Borrowed fromLatindoctor (17th c.), viaFrenchdocteur orGermanDoktor.

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    Noun

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    doctor m (pluraldoctori,feminine equivalentdoctorițăor(nonstandard)doctorăor(archaic)doctoreasă)

    1. doctor

    Declension

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    singularplural
    indefinitedefiniteindefinitedefinite
    nominative-accusativedoctordoctoruldoctoridoctorii
    genitive-dativedoctordoctoruluidoctoridoctorilor
    vocativedoctoruledoctorilor

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    Spanish

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed fromLatindoctor, compare nativedoutor.

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    Noun

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    doctor m (pluraldoctores,femininedoctora,feminine pluraldoctoras)

    1. doctor(Ph.D.)
    2. physician
      Synonym:médico

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