Doctor - Definition

n 1: a licensed medical practitioner; "I felt so bad I went to
see my doctor" [syn: doctor, doc, physician, MD,
Dr., medico]
2: (Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who
distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their
theological teaching; "the Doctors of the Church greatly
influenced Christian thought down to the late Middle Ages"
[syn: Doctor of the Church, Doctor]
3: children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and
pretend they are at the physician's office; "the children
explored each other's bodies by playing the game of doctor"
4: a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an
academic institution; "she is a doctor of philosophy in
physics" [syn: doctor, Dr.]
v 1: alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive;
"Sophisticate rose water with geraniol" [syn:
sophisticate, doctor, doctor up]
2: give medical treatment to
3: restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn
or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes
please" [syn: repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor,
furbish up, restore, touch on] [ant: break, bust]