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“doctor” in English

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doctornoun [ C ]

uk ​ /ˈdɒk.tər/ us ​ /ˈdɑːk.tɚ/

doctor noun [ C ] (MEDICINE)

A1 written abbreviation Dr a person with a medical degree whose job is to treat people who are ill or hurt:

The doctor prescribed some medication.
You should see a doctor about that cough.
[ as form of address ] Good morning, Doctor Smith/Doctor.
the doctor's

› the place where a doctor works:

He went to the doctor's this morning for a check-up.

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just what the doctor ordered

doctorverb [ T ]

uk ​ /ˈdɒk.tər/ us ​ /ˈdɑːk.tɚ/

doctor verb [ T ] (CHANGE)

› to change a document in order to deceive people:

He was found to have provided the court with doctored evidence.

› to secretly put a harmful or poisonous substance into food or drink:

Bottles of lemonade doctored with rat poison were discovered in the kitchen.

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(Definition of “doctor” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

“doctor” in American English

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doctornoun [ C ]

us ​ /ˈdɑk·tər/ abbreviation Dr.

doctor noun [ C ] (MEDICINE)

› a person with a medical degree whose job is to treat people who are ill or injured:

This health plan lets you choose your own doctor.

doctor noun [ C ] (EDUCATION)

› a person who has one of the highest-ranking degrees given by a university

doctorverb [ T ]

us ​ /ˈdɑk·tər/

doctor verb [ T ] (CHANGE)

› to change something in order to deceive people:

He claimed the photo had been doctored.

(Definition of “doctor” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

“doctor” in Business English

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doctornoun [ C ]

uk ​ /ˈdɒktər/ us ​

› someone whose job is to treat people who are ill or injured:

Tell your line manager if you need time off to go and see a doctor.

doctorverb [ T ]

uk ​ /ˈdɒktər/ us ​

› to change a document in order to deceive people:

They doctored the company's balance sheet to make it look more profitable.

(Definition of “doctor” from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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