doctor

  1. Noun.  The title of a doctor (whether medical or academic) used before the doctor's name. '''Abbreviation''': Dr, Dr..
  2. 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.
  3. 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. .
  4. Noun.  A veterinarian; a member of the medical profession; one who is trained and licensed to heal the sick..
  5. Noun.  A nickname for a person who has special knowledge or talents to manipulate or arrange transactions.
  6. Verb.  (transitive) To act as a medical doctor to.
  7. Verb.  (transitive) To make (someone) into an (academic) doctor.
  8. Verb.  (transitive) To physically alter (medically or surgically) a living being in order to change growth or behavior.
  9. Verb.  (transitive) To genetically alter an extant species.
  10. Verb.  (transitive) To alter or make obscure, as with the intention to deceive, especially a document.

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