doctor

US /ˈdɑːk.tɚ/
UK /ˈdɑːk.tɚ/
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1.

a person who is qualified to practice medicine

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The doctor examined the patient carefully.
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She wants to become a doctor when she grows up.
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physicianmedicGP
2.

a person who has been awarded a doctorate

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She earned her doctor of philosophy degree last year.
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Please address him as Doctor Smith.
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PhDacademic
1.

to change or falsify something in order to deceive

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He tried to doctor the accounts to hide the theft.
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Someone must have doctored the evidence.
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falsifytamper withmanipulatealterrig
2.

to treat or repair something, especially in a makeshift or informal way

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He managed to doctor the old engine and get it running again.
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Can you doctor up this old chair to make it look better?
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mendrepairfixpatch up
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doctoratefamily doctorDoctor of Medicinespin doctorDoctor of Osteopathic Medicine