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Meaning of doctors

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

doctors

Pronunciation:/ˈdɒktəz//ˈdɑktɚz/

noun

Definitions

  1. 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 D.O., DPM, M.D., DMD, DDS, in the US or MBBS in the UK.

    Example: If you still feel unwell tomorrow, see your doctor.

  2. 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.

  3. A veterinarian; a medical practitioner who treats non-human animals.

  4. A nickname for a person who has special knowledge or talents to manipulate or arrange transactions.

verb

Definitions

  1. To act as a medical doctor to.

    Example: Her children doctored her back to health.

  2. To act as a medical doctor.

  3. To make (someone) into an (academic) doctor; to confer a doctorate upon.

  4. To physically alter (medically or surgically) a living being in order to change growth or behavior.

    Example: They doctored their apple trees by vigorous pruning, and now the dwarfed trees are easier to pick.