doctor

[US]/'dɒktə/
[UK]/'dɑktɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a medical professional who is qualified and licensed to practice medicine; a person who has received the highest academic degree from a university
v. to alter or falsify; to mix with harmful substances; to castrate.

Example Sentences

a doctor of divinity.

the doctor was out on a call.

a doctor's sudden decease.

doctors are not infallible.

go to the doctor to be overhauled

a doctor's fee for a visit

He is a doctor by profession.

The doctor will be free soon.

The doctor will be here presently.

The doctor is not available now.

Tom was a doctor of sorts.

That doctor’s a quack!

The doctor wrote a treatise on alcoholism.

the doctor's been twice today.

the script doctor rewrote the original.

he was made a Doctor of Divinity.

a doctor must be present at the ringside.

Real-world Examples

The doctor found the insidious illness before she felt pain.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

Oh, you're a doctor now too? Sergeant.

Source: Sherlock Holmes Detailed Explanation

They needed a doctor urgently, in the live animal tent.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) July 2015 Collection

Some doctors dismissed it, calling it psychosomatic.

Source: This month VOA Special English

Could you also say maybe the doctor?

Source: Wall Street Journal

He is a doctor in Mumbai, India.

Source: Global Slow English

Bachelors, masters, and doctors wear different gowns.

Source: Entering Harvard University

Would you call a doctor for me?

Source: American Tourist English Conversations

There are good doctors and nurses here.

Source: Yilin Edition Oxford Junior English (Grade 7, Volume 2)

My friends refuse to call me a doctor.

Source: Listening Digest

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