English
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Latin doctor from doceō (“‘teach’”).
Noun
doctor (plural doctors)
- A physician; a member of the medical profession; one who is trained and licensed to heal the sick. The final examination and qualification may award a doctorate in which case the post-nominal letters are MD in the US.
- If you still feel unwell tomorrow, go and 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.
- A veterinarian; a member of the medical profession; one who is trained and licensed to heal the sick.
Usage notes
- Doctor is capitalized when used as a title:
- Doctor Smith
Synonyms
Derived terms
See also Types of academic doctor below
terms derived from doctor
Related terms
Translations
physician
- Akan: dɔkota n.
- Arabic: طبيب m., طبيبة f.
- Aramaic:
- Syriac: ܐܣܝܐ (asyā, asyo) m.
- Hebrew: אסיא (asyā, asyo) m.
- Armenian: բժիշկ (bžišk)
- Bulgarian: доктор bg(bg) m.
- Chinese: 醫生, 医生 (yīshēng), 大夫 (dàifū)
- Croatian: lijȇčnīk hr(hr) m., lijȇčnica hr(hr) f.
- Czech: doktor cs(cs) m., lékař cs(cs) m.
- Danish: læge, doktor
- Dutch: dokter nl(nl) m. and f., arts nl(nl) m. and f.
- Esperanto: kuracisto eo(eo) m. and f.
- Ewe: ɖɔkta, atikewɔla
- Finnish: lääkäri fi(fi), tohtori fi(fi)
- French: médecin fr(fr) m., docteur fr(fr) m.
- German: Arzt de(de) m., Ärztin de(de) f., Mediziner de(de) m., Doktor de(de) m., Doktorin de(de) f.
- Greek: ιατρός el(el) (iatrós) c., γιατρός el(el) (ghiatrós) c.
- Hebrew: רופא (rofe) m., רופאה (rof'a) f.; דוקטור (doqt'or) (colloquial, while addressing doctor) m.
- Hungarian: orvos hu(hu) m., doktor hu(hu) m., orvosnő hu(hu) f., doktornő hu(hu) f.
- Icelandic: læknir is(is) m., doktor is(is) m.
- Indonesian: dokter
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- Italian: medico m., dottore m., dottoressa f., Dottor (alternative form used before a name)
- Japanese: 医師 (いし, ishi), 医者 (いしゃ, isha)
- Kurdish: دکتۆر
- Latin: medicus la(la) m., medica la(la) f.
- Maltese: tabib m., tabiba f.
- Martuthunira: juwayumarta
- Novial: medike
- Polish: lekarz m., lekarka f.
- Portuguese: doutor m., doutora f.
- Romanian: medic m., medică f., doctor m., doctoare f.
- Russian: доктор ru(ru) (doktor) m. and f., врач ru(ru) (vrach) m. and f.
- Scottish Gaelic: lighiche m., lèigh m., dotair m.
- Serbian: lekar m., lekarka f., zdravnik m., zdravnica f.
- Slovak: doktor m., lekár m.
- Slovene: zdravnik m., zdravnica f.
- Spanish: médico es(es) m., médica es(es) f.
- Swedish: doktor sv(sv), läkare sv(sv)
- Turkish: doktor tr(tr), hekim tr(tr), tabip tr(tr)
- Ukrainian: лікар uk(uk)
- Urdu: ڈاکٹر ur(ur)
- Vietnamese: bác sĩ y khoa
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person who has attained a doctorate
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Related terms
- Types of academic doctor
- Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (D.A.O.M.)
- Doctor of Arts (D.A.)
- Doctor of Architecture (D.Arch.)
- Doctor of Applied Science (D.A.S.)
- Doctor of Business Administration (D.B.A.)
- Doctor of Chemistry (D.Chem.)
- Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.)
- Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.)
- Doctor of Criminal Justice (D.C.J.)
- Doctor of Comparative/Civil Law (D.C.L.)
- Doctor of Computer Science (D.C.S.)
- Doctor of Criminology (D.Crim.)
- Doctor of Dental Medicine (D.M.D.)
- Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.)
- Doctor of Design (Dr.DES.)
- Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)
- Doctor of Environmental Design (D.E.D.)
- Doctor of Engineering (D.Eng.)
- Doctor of Environment (D.Env.)
- Doctor of Engineering Science (D.E.Sc./Sc.D.E.)
- Doctor of Forestry (D.F.)
- Doctor of Fine Arts (D.F.A.)
- Doctor of Geological Science (D.G.S.)
- Doctor of Hebrew Literature/Letters (D.H.L.)
- Doctor of Health and Safety (D.H.S.)
- Doctor of Hebrew Studies (D.H.S.)
- Doctor of Industrial Technology (D.I.T.)
- Doctor of Information Technology (D.I.T.)
- Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.)
- Doctor of Library Science (D.L.S.)
- Doctor of Music (D.M.)
- Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A., A.Mus.D.)
- Doctor of Musical Education (D.M.E.)
- Doctor of Ministry (D.Min./D.M.)
- Doctor of Modern Languages (D.M.L.)
- Doctor of Music Ministry (D.M.M.)
- Doctor of Medical Science (D.M.Sc.)
- Doctor of Nursing Science (D.N.Sc.)
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- Doctor of Public Administration (D.P.A.)
- Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
- Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.)
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
- Doctor of Physical Education (D.P.E.)
- Doctor of Physical Therapy (D.P.T.)
- Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (D.P.M.)
- Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.)
- Doctor of Public Health (D.P.H.)
- Doctor of Professional Studies (D.P.S.)
- Doctor of Religious Education (D.R.E.)
- Doctor of Recreation (D.Rec./D.R.)
- Doctor of Science (D.Sc./Sc.D.)
- Doctor of Science in Dentistry (D.Sc.D.)
- Doctor of Science and Hygiene (D.Sc.H.)
- Doctor of Science in Veterinary Medicine (D.Sc.V.M.)
- Doctor of Sacred Music (D.S.M.)
- Doctor of Social Science (D.S.Sc.)
- Doctor of Social Work (D.S.W.)
- Doctor of Canon Law (J.C.D.)
- Doctor of the Science of Law (L.Sc.D.)
- Doctor of Rehabilitation (Rh.D.)
- Doctor of Sacred Theology (S.T.D.)
- Doctor of Science (D.Sc.)
- Doctor of Technology (D.Tech.)
- Doctor of Theology (Th.D.)
- Doctor of the University (D.Univ)
- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine or Veterinary Medical Doctor (D.V.M./V.M.D)
- Divinitatis Doctor, Doctor of Divinity (D.D.)
- Juris Doctor, Doctor of Law (J.D.)
- Optometry Doctor, Doctor of Optometry (O.D.)
- Legum Doctor, Doctor of Laws (LL.D.)
- Literarum Doctor, Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.)
- Medicine Doctor, Doctor of Medicine (M.D./D.M.)
- Music Doctor, Doctor of Music (D.Mus.)
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Verb
to doctor (third-person singular simple present doctors, present participle doctoring, simple past and past participle doctored)
- (transitive) To act as a (medical) doctor to.
- (transitive) To make (someone) into an (academic) doctor.
- (transitive) To alter or make obscure, as with the intention to deceive, especially a document.
Derived terms
Translations
act as a medical doctor to
award the title of doctor to
alter or make obscure, in order to deceive
See also
Romanian
Etymology
Latin doctor, French docteur or German Doktor
Pronunciation
Noun
doctor m. (plural doctori; feminine form doctoră)
- doctor
Declension
declension of doctor
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singular |
plural |
| gender m. |
indefinite articulation |
definite articulation |
indefinite articulation |
definite articulation |
| Nominative/Accusative |
un doctor |
doctorul |
nişte doctori |
doctorii |
| Genitive/Dative |
unui doctor |
doctorului |
unor doctori |
doctorilor |
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Related terms
See also
- доктор (Moldavian cyrillic spelling)
Spanish
Noun
doctor m. (feminine doctora, masculine plural doctores, feminine plural doctoras)
- doctor
Related terms
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