doctor
A physician; a member of the medical profession; one who is trained and licensed to…A physician; a member of the medical profession; one who is trained and licensed to heal the sick or injured. The final examination and qualification may award a doctor degree in which case the post-nominal letters are DO, DPM, MD, DMD, or DDS in the US, or MBBS or BDS in the UK.
» The doctor gave it to her.
Der Arzt hat ihr das gegeben.
Die Ärztin hat ihr das gegeben.
Доктор дал ей это.
Лікар дав його їй.
Лікар дав її їй.
Meaning
9 sensesA physician; a member of the medical profession; one who is trained and licensed to heal the sick or injured. The final examination and qualification may award a doctor degree in which case the post-nominal letters are DO, DPM, MD, DMD, or DDS in the US, or MBBS or BDS in the UK.
If you still feel unwell tomorrow, see your doctor.
A person who has attained a doctorate, such as a Ph.D. or Th.D. or one of many other terminal degrees conferred by a college or university.
Doktor, Doktorin
до́кторdóktor, до́кторшаdóktorša
до́кторdóktor
A veterinarian; a medical practitioner who treats non-human animals.
a licensed medical practitioner
A nickname for a person who has special knowledge or talents to manipulate or arrange transactions.
(dated)Any mechanical contrivance intended to remedy a difficulty or serve some purpose in an exigency.
the doctor of a calico-printing machine, which is a knife to remove superfluous colouring matter
the doctor, or auxiliary engine, also called "donkey engine"
A fish, the friar skate.
(obsolete)A teacher; one skilled in a profession or a branch of knowledge; a learned man.
(obsolete)A witch doctor.
(obsolete, slang)A ship's cook.
Examples
3991 sentencesThe doctor gave it to her.
Лікар дав його їй.
ruДоктор дал ей это.
deDer Arzt hat ihr das gegeben.
I think he is a doctor.
Я думаю, що він лікар.
ruЯ думаю, что он доктор.
deIch denke, er ist Arzt.
Did he look like a doctor?
Він був схожий на лікаря?
ruОн был похож на доктора?
deSah er wie ein Arzt aus?
I decided to be a doctor.
Я вирішив стати лікарем.
ruЯ решил стать врачом.
deIch beschloss, Arzt zu werden.
He will make a good doctor.
Він буде гарним доктором.
ruОн будет хорошим врачом.
deAus ihm wird einmal ein guter Arzt.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English doctor, doctour (“an expert, authority on a subject”), from Anglo-NormFrom Middle English doctor, doctour (“an expert, authority on a subject”), from Anglo-Norman doctour, from Latin doctor (“teacher”), from doceō (“to teach”). Displaced native Middle English lerare (“doctor, teacher”) (from Middle English leren (“to teach, instruct”) from Old English lǣran, lēran (“to teach, instruct, guide”), compare Old English lārēow (“teacher, master”)). Displaced Old English lǣċe (“doctor, physician”).
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Forms
plural: doctorsSynonyms
21 synonymsWord family
92 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Health and the body — Because the lesson uses it
Collocations
12 patterns- be a doctor
- become a doctor
- see a doctor
- the doctor told
- the doctor said
- doctor told
- doctor advised
- call a doctor
- doctor said said
- the doctor advised
- my doctor told
- a doctor's appointment