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/ˈdɑːktər/
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noun[C]
A person who is qualified to practise medicine and treat people who are ill or injured.
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Etymology
From Middle English doctour, from Old French doctour, from Latin doctor meaning “teacher,” from docēre meaning “to teach.”
Examples
You should see a doctor about that cough.
The doctor prescribed antibiotics.
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noun[C]
A person who has received the highest university degree, especially a PhD, or who holds the title Dr.
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From Latin doctor meaning “teacher,” historically used for learned scholars and university teachers.
Examples
She became a doctor of philosophy in 2019.
The university awarded him the title of doctor.
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verb[T]
To give medical treatment to a person or animal.
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Etymology
From the noun doctor, originally referring to one who teaches or treats, later used as a verb meaning “to treat medically.”
Examples
They doctor sick animals in remote villages.
Volunteers helped doctor the wounded after the storm.
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verb[T]
To change something dishonestly or secretly in order to deceive people.
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Etymology
From the verb doctor, with the sense of “altering” or “tampering with” something, especially in a deceptive way.
Examples
The accountant tried to doctor the records.
Someone had doctored the photograph before posting it online.
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