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doctors
We have found lemma(root) word of doctors : doctor.
Definitions
[ˈdɒktə], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a person who is qualified to treat people who are ill
(e.g: I'll make him go and see the doctor)
- a person who holds the highest university degree
(e.g: he was made a Doctor of Divinity)
- an artificial fishing fly
- a cool onshore breeze that blows regularly in a particular warm location
(e.g: the Perth doctor blows towards evening off the Indian Ocean)
Phrases:
- be just what the doctor ordered
- go for the doctor
Origin
:
Middle English (in the senses ‘learned person’ and ‘Doctor of the Church’): via Old French from Latin doctor ‘teacher’ (from docere ‘teach’)
[ˈdɒktə], (Verb)
Definitions:
- change the content or appearance of (a document or picture) in order to deceive; falsify
(e.g: the reports could have been doctored)
- treat (someone) medically
(e.g: I will doctor him everyday until he is better)
Phrases:
- be just what the doctor ordered
- go for the doctor
Origin
:
Middle English (in the senses ‘learned person’ and ‘Doctor of the Church’): via Old French from Latin doctor ‘teacher’ (from docere ‘teach’)
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