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Doctor
/ˈdɒktə/
A person who is qualified to treat people who are ill or hurt; also, someone holding the highest university degree
Synonyms:
physician
medic
surgeon
specialist
Antonyms:
This word has no antonyms
Examples:
She was treated by her local
doctor
.
Doctors
near doctors.
"Oh, Doctor Keene!" The
doctor
heard him, and turned around.
Etymology:
Middle English from Old French
doctour
, from Latin
doctor
meaning
teacher
, from
docere
meaning
to teach
Usage Statistics:
164 mentions per 1 million words
Very Often
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