doctor
doctor
(dɒktəʳ )Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense doctors , present participle doctoring , past tense, past participle doctored
1. countable noun & title noun
Do not discontinue the treatment without consulting your doctor.
Doctor Paige will be here right after lunch to see her.
3. countable noun [usually singular]
I have an appointment at the doctor's.
4. countable noun & title noun
A doctor is someone who has been awarded the highest academic or honorary degree by a university.
He is a doctor of philosophy. [+ of]
5. verb
If someone doctors something, they change it in order to deceive people.
They doctored the prints to make her look as awful as possible. [VERB noun]
...a cleverly doctored photograph. [VERB-ed]
doctoring uncountable noun
The doctoring of the document has become a live political issue.
6. verb
If someone doctors food or drink, they add a poison or drug to it.
[written]She had no doubt that it was he who had doctored her milk. [VERB noun]
...doctored wine. [VERB-ed]
