doctor (Meaning)
doctor (n)
a licensed medical practitioner
(Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their theological teaching
children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the physician's office
a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution
doctor (v)
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
doctor (n.)
A teacher; one skilled in a profession, or branch of knowledge learned man.
An academical title, originally meaning a men so well versed in his department as to be qualified to teach it. Hence: One who has taken the highest degree conferred by a university or college, or has received a diploma of the highest degree; as, a doctor of divinity, of law, of medicine, of music, or of philosophy. Such diplomas may confer an honorary title only.
One duly licensed to practice medicine; a member of the medical profession; a physician.
Any mechanical contrivance intended to remedy a difficulty or serve some purpose in an exigency; as, the doctor of a calico-printing machine, which is a knife to remove superfluous coloring matter; the doctor, or auxiliary engine, called also donkey engine.
The friar skate.
doctor (v. t.)
To treat as a physician does; to apply remedies to; to repair; as, to doctor a sick man or a broken cart.
To confer a doctorate upon; to make a doctor.
To tamper with and arrange for one's own purposes; to falsify; to adulterate; as, to doctor election returns; to doctor whisky.
doctor (v. i.)
To practice physic.
Synonyms & Antonyms of doctor
Synonyms:
- nurse-practitioner
- radiologist
- paramedical
- orthopedist
- obstetrician
- anesthesiologist
- pediatrist
- ob-gyn
- pediatrician
- urologist
- croaker
- neurologist
- sawbones
- pathologist
- family physician
- resident
- gynecologist
- interne
- clinician
- family doctor
- paramedic
- attending
- plastic surgeon
- family practitioner
- dermatologist
- podiatrist
- internist
- ophthalmologist
- physiatrist
- hospitalist
Antonyms:
No weak antonyms found.
doctor Sentence Examples
- The doctor examined the patient and prescribed the necessary medication.
- I went to the doctor for a regular check-up.
- The doctor's diagnosis was accurate and helped me recover quickly.
- I was referred to a specialist doctor for further evaluation.
- The doctor's office is located in the center of the town.
- I have an appointment with the doctor tomorrow morning.
- The doctor gave me a prescription for antibiotics.
- The doctor advised me to lose weight and exercise regularly.
- The doctor's bedside manner put me at ease.
- I am grateful for the doctor's care and expertise.
FAQs About the word doctor
a licensed medical practitioner, (Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their theological
physician, nurse, specialist,doc, medic, medico, surgeon, nurse-practitioner, radiologist, paramedical
nonphysician, nonphysician,nondoctor, nondoctor,
The doctor examined the patient and prescribed the necessary medication.
I went to the doctor for a regular check-up.
The doctor's diagnosis was accurate and helped me recover quickly.
I was referred to a specialist doctor for further evaluation.
