Word a Day
doctor
What does doctor mean?
doctor (noun): a licensed medical practitioner.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use doctor in a sentence?
- I felt so bad I went to see my doctor. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce doctor?
/ˈdɑktɚ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does doctor come from?
From Middle English doctor, doctour (“an expert, authority on a subject”), from Anglo-Norman doctour, from Latin doctor (“teacher”), from doceō (“to teach”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of doctor?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “doctor”?
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What does “doctor” mean?
the operator of a motor vehicle
Not quite: that's what driver means.
a licensed medical practitioner
Right! That's what “doctor” means.
something that exerts influence
Not quite: that's what force means.
a location or position in space
Not quite: that's what place means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “doctor”?
situation
Not quite: situation means something else.
character
Not quite: character means something else.
physician
Right!
community
Not quite: community means something else.
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