doctor

Definitions

1. noun

   A person who is trained to treat sick or injured people.

   Examples

   • If you still feel unwell tomorrow, see your doctor.
   • The doctor gave her some medicine.
   ≈physician≈doctor≈doc≈leech≈physic +5 more
2. noun

   A person who has the highest college degree, called a doctorate.

   Examples

   • She is a doctor of philosophy in linguistics.
   • He earned his doctor of law degree last spring.
3. noun

   A person who treats animals, also called a vet.

   Examples

   • We took the dog to the doctor for its shots.
   • The horse's doctor suggested more exercise.
   ≈vet≈veterinarian≈veterinary≈veterinary surgeon
4. noun

   A nickname for a person who is good at fixing things.

   Examples

   • They called him the doctor for his skill at fixing engines.
   • She earned the nickname doctor for solving every problem.
5. noun

   In old-fashioned use, a teacher or wise scholar.

   Examples

   • He left the school doctors and began to study on his own.
   • One of the doctors of Italy wrote that book.
6. noun

   A tool or small engine that fixes a problem in a machine.

   Examples

   • The doctor of the printing machine is a knife that cleans off extra color.
   • The ship had a small doctor engine to help.
7. noun

   A kind of skate, a flat fish.

   Examples

   • Fishermen sometimes call the friar skate a doctor.
   • Old sailors used doctor as slang for this fish.
8. noun

   A traditional healer in some cultures.

   Examples

   • The village doctor performed a healing ritual.
   • They asked the doctor to lift the curse.
9. noun

   The cook on a ship.

   Examples

   • The sailors called the ship's cook the doctor.
   • The doctor made dinner in the small kitchen.
10. verb

    To treat sick or hurt people as a doctor.

    Examples

    • He doctored the wounded soldiers as best he could.
    • She doctored the villagers during the sickness.