doctor

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈdɒktə/, SAMPA: /"dQkt@/
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Noun

Singular doctor

Plural doctors

"The Doctor" by Luke Fildes

1. (countable) A person who helps people who are sick, and looks after their health.
2. (countable) A person who can work very well about a particular thing and is given the title Doctor by a university, for example a doctor in psychology could be called Doctor John Smith.

See also professor

Synonyms

• medic
• professor
• healer

See also

• nurse
• health
• sick
• hospital
• surgery
• clinic
• chemist

Verb

Plain form doctor

Third-person singular doctors

Past tense doctored

Past participle doctored

Present participle doctoring

1. (transitive) If you doctor someone, you act as a medical doctor towards them.
2. (transitive) If you doctor something or someone, you change them.