doctor

  • 41doctor — n. & v. n. 1 a a qualified practitioner of medicine; a physician. b US a qualified dentist or veterinary surgeon. 2 a person who holds a doctorate (Doctor of Civil Law). 3 colloq. a person who carries out repairs. 4 archaic a teacher or learned… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 42doctor — doctoral, doctorial /dok tawr ee euhl, tohr /, adj. doctorally, doctorially, adv. doctorless, adj. doctorship, n. /dok teuhr/, n. 1. a person licensed to practice medicine, as a physician, surgeon, dentist, or veterinarian. 2. a person who has… …

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  • 43DOCTOR — I. DOCTOR Noster, rit. inter Iudaeosrecens, in Germania, ortus, ex imitatione Christianorum, ob rationem, quod illo tempore multi essent operam navantes administrationi libellorum repudii et Sponsalitiorum, etiamsi non recte scirent illorum… …

    Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • 44Doctor — n. 1) the title given to a recipient of a higher university degree than a Master s degree (this is usually a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD or DPhil) degree). The degree Medicinae Doctor (MD) is awarded by some British universities as a research… …

    The new mediacal dictionary

  • 45doctor — physician, doctor, surgeon The normal word for a medical practitioner in general contexts is doctor (abbreviated as a title to Dr). Physician is familiar from the proverb Physician, heal thyself (Luke 4:23) and has the same range of meaning as… …

    Modern English usage

  • 46doctor — Doctors of the medieval Church were theologians of outstanding merit and saintliness. The original four were Gregory the Great, Ambrose, Augustine, and Jerome. In scholastic times outstanding teachers were also given doctoral epithets. Aquinas is …

    Philosophy dictionary

  • 47doctor — 1 noun (C) 1 someone who is trained to treat people who are ill: go to a doctor/see a doctor: I think you d better go to the doctor about your chest. | Doctor Smith/Brown etc: I d like to make an appointment to see Doctor Pugh. 2 someone who… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 48doctor*/*/*/ — [ˈdɒktə] noun [C] I 1) someone whose job is to treat people who are ill or injured Have you seen a doctor yet?[/ex] Consult your doctor before trying these exercises.[/ex] Doctor Jones specializes in heart problems.[/ex] 2) someone who has the… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 49doctor — /ˈdɒktə / (say doktuh) noun 1. a person licensed to practise medicine, or some branch of medicine; a physician or medical practitioner other than a surgeon. 2. a person who has received a doctorate. 3. (upper case) (a conventional title of… …

  • 50doctor — noun 1》 a person who is qualified to practise medicine.     ↘N. Amer. a qualified dentist or veterinary surgeon. 2》 (Doctor) a person who holds the highest university degree. 3》 an artificial fishing fly. verb 1》 adulterate, tamper with, or… …

    English new terms dictionary