doctor: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 9 letter points · starts with D · ends with R
Meaning of doctor
noun
A physician; a member of the medical profession; one who is trained and licensed to heal the sick or injured. The final examination and qualification may award a doctor degree in which case the post-nominal letters are DO, DPM, MD, DMD, or DDS in the US, or MBBS or BDS in the UK.
Example: If you still feel unwell tomorrow, see your doctor.
A person who has attained a doctorate, such as a Ph.D. or Th.D. or one of many other terminal degrees conferred by a college or university.
A veterinarian; a medical practitioner who treats non-human animals.
A nickname for a person who has special knowledge or talents to manipulate or arrange transactions.
Listed forms: doctors, doctour.
Source: Wiktionary — doctor.
verb
- transitive
To act as a medical doctor to.
Example: Her children doctored her back to health.
- humorous, intransitive
To act as a medical doctor.
- transitive
To make (someone) into an (academic) doctor; to confer a doctorate upon.
- transitive
To physically alter (medically or surgically) a living being in order to change growth or behavior.
Example: They doctored their apple trees by vigorous pruning, and now the dwarfed trees are easier to pick.
Listed forms: doctors, doctoring, doctored, doctour.
Source: Wiktionary — doctor.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for doctor.
noun
a licensed medical practitioner
noun
a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution
- Dr.
verb
alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive
- sophisticate
- doctor up
verb
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is doctor in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of doctor
D(2) + O(1) + C(3) + T(1) + O(1) + R(1) = 9 points.
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Anagrams of doctor
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from doctor
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