doctor
A person who helps sick or hurt people get better.
A person who is qualified and licensed to diagnose illnesses, prescribe treatment, and care for people who are sick or injured.
A person who has the highest level of university degree in a subject.
A person who has earned the highest academic degree awarded by a university in a particular field of study.
To change something to make it false or unfair.
To change or tamper with something, especially documents or data, in order to deceive.
To help someone get better from illness or injury by giving medical care.
To provide medical care or treatment to someone who is ill or injured.
- Base: doctor
- Plural: doctors
- Base: doctor
- 3rd Person Singular: doctors
- Present Participle: doctoring
- Past: doctored
see a doctor
1Visit a medical professional
To go to a medical professional for help when you are sick or hurt.
- If your cough lasts more than a week, you should see a doctor.
- She saw a doctor about her back pain yesterday.
spin doctor
1Person who manages public image by manipulating information
Someone whose job is to make news or events seem good for a person or group, especially in politics.
- The politician hired a spin doctor to handle press questions.
- Spin doctors were busy explaining away the scandal.
the doctor ordered
1Exactly what is needed or wanted
Something that is exactly right for what you need now.
- That vacation was just what the doctor ordered.
- A cold drink was just what the doctor ordered after the long run.