doctor

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Contents 1 Pronunciation 2 Noun 2.1 Synonyms 2.2 See also 3 Verb

[change] Pronunciation

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

Singular doctor

Plural doctors

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

[change] Synonyms

• medic
• professor
• healer

[change] See also

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

[change] 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.