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- pronunciation:
- dak
tr
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a person trained and licensed to treat sick people or animals.
The doctor asked me if it hurt when she pressed on my stomach.
- synonyms:
- physician, veterinarian
- similar words:
- medicine man, pediatrician, quack, specialist
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definition 2: |
a person who has received the highest degree at a college or university.
- synonyms:
- Ph.D.
- similar words:
- academic, intellectual
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related words: |
caretaker, graduate |
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The word doctor
contains the following parts:
doc, doct
Latin
root
that means teach
Example words:
-er, -or, -ar2
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means a person or thing that does
More about this word part:
The suffix group -er
, -or
, -ar2 turns verbs into agent nouns.
Example words:
actor, administrator, builder, batter3, beggar, broiler, burglar, captor, carrier, censor, cleaner, commissioner, computer, consumer, container, dancer, diner, director, doctor, driver, employer, farmer, freezer, liar, manager, motor, painter1, pitcher2, player, potter, preacher, razor, refrigerator, reporter, runner, sailor, sculptor, seller, singer, speaker, survivor, teacher, tractor, user, vendor, washer, worker, writer
- synonyms:
- -ist, -ite2, -ator, -an, -ian, -ean
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