doctor
- Noun. The title of a doctor (whether medical or academic) used before the doctor's name. '''Abbreviation''': Dr, Dr..
- Noun. 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.
- Noun. 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 DO, DPM, MD, DMD, DDS, DPT, DC, in the US or MBBS in the UK. .
- Noun. A veterinarian; a member of the medical profession; one who is trained and licensed to heal the sick..
- Noun. A nickname for a person who has special knowledge or talents to manipulate or arrange transactions.
- Verb. (transitive) To act as a medical doctor to.
- Verb. (transitive) To make (someone) into an (academic) doctor.
- Verb. (transitive) To physically alter (medically or surgically) a living being in order to change growth or behavior.
- Verb. (transitive) To genetically alter an extant species.
- Verb. (transitive) To alter or make obscure, as with the intention to deceive, especially a document.
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