Doctor (Noun)
Meaning 1
(Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their theological teaching; "the Doctors of the Church greatly influenced Christian thought down to the late Middle Ages".
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Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 2
A person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution; "she is a doctor of philosophy in physics".
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- She is a doctor of philosophy in physics, with a specialization in quantum mechanics.
- After completing her Ph.D., she became a doctor of science in biology and started working at a prestigious research institute.
- The university awarded him the title of doctor of literature for his groundbreaking research on 19th-century American poetry.
- As a doctor of economics, she was often invited to speak at conferences on global financial trends.
- The renowned professor was a doctor of mathematics and had written several influential papers on number theory.
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Meaning 3
A licensed medical practitioner; "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor".
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- My regular checkup with the doctor was scheduled for tomorrow morning.
- I was relieved to see that the doctor had prescribed the exact same medication that worked for me before.
- As the specialist, the doctor would know if this medication is right for my illness.
- Her experience in hospitals was vast but now she decided to practice with her doctor partner at a smaller medical office.
- We never trusted a stranger until one evening she made my 86 year-old-grandfather sit through to doctor talking a heartless friend she still keep them anyway now his primary caregiver my trusted most responsibleGuidId
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- Medical Specialist
- Sawbones
- Vet
- GP
- Medical Extern
- Resident
- Hakeem
- Medical Intern
- Operating Surgeon
- Veterinary Surgeon
- Houseman
- Resident Physician
- Veterinary
- Interne
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Meaning 4
Children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the physician's office; "the children explored each other's bodies by playing the game of doctor".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.