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Word: Doctor
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English (in the senses ‘learned person’ and ‘Doctor of the Church’): via Old French from Latin doctor ‘teacher’ (from docere ‘teach’)
ˈdɒktə
a person who is qualified to treat people who are ill
Short Definition:person qualified to treat sick people
Examples:- I'll make him go and see the doctor
- she wanted to become a doctor
- Doctor Thornhill
a person who holds the highest university degree
Short Definition:person with highest university degree
Examples:- he was made a Doctor of Divinity
an artificial fishing fly.
Short Definition:artificial fishing fly
a cool onshore breeze that blows regularly in a particular warm location
Short Definition:cool onshore breeze
Examples:- the Perth doctor blows towards evening off the Indian Ocean
Word: Doctor
Speech Type: Verb
ˈdɒktə
change the content or appearance of (a document or picture) in order to deceive; falsify
Short Definition:falsify document or picture
Examples:- the reports could have been doctored
treat (someone) medically
Short Definition:treat someone medically
Examples:- I will doctor him everyday until he is better
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