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Doctor
ˈdɒktə
- a person who is qualified to treat people who are ill
"I'll make him go and see the doctor"
physician medical practitioner clinician doctor of medicine MD medical man medical woman health professional healthcare professional- a qualified dentist or veterinary surgeon
- a person employed to make improvements or give advice
"the script doctor rewrote the original"
- a person who holds the highest university degree
"he was made a Doctor of Divinity"
- a teacher or learned person
"the wisest doctor is gravelled by the inquisitiveness of a child"
- an artificial fishing fly
- a cool onshore breeze that blows regularly in a particular warm location
"the Perth doctor blows towards evening off the Indian Ocean"
- change the content or appearance of (a document or picture) in order to deceive; falsify
"the reports could have been doctored"
- alter the content of (food or drink) by adding strong or harmful ingredients
"he denied doctoring Stephen's drinks"
- tamper with (a ball) so as to affect its flight when bowled or pitched
"fast bowlers were doctoring the ball"
- treat (someone) medically
"I will doctor him everyday until he is better"
- remove the sexual organs of (an animal) so that it cannot reproduce
"the dog was doctored"
- repair (a machine)
"ex-fleet cars which have been doctored"